Susan Cohen is a

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independent film producer, screenwriter, and film director. In 2007, Cohen was one of eight women selected to attend the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women,DWW Alumnae
where she directed her first short film ''Open Your Eyes''. ''Open Your Eyes'' won the 2008

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Award for Excellence, Best Short Film at the

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2008 including Best Drama, Best Film, and Best Actress for

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at the Beverly Hills Shorts Festival 2009. Cohen won The Alexis Award for Most Promising Student Filmmaker at the

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2009 and Beverly Hills Shorts Festival 2009. Most recently ''Open Your Eyes'' was awarded The Jim DeMulling Speak Out Award and Honorable Mention for Best Narrative at the 42nd Humboldt Film Festival 2009. It was also nominated for Best Short Film at the Milan International Film Festival 2009. ''Open Your Eyes'' is Cohen's first short drama as a writer and director. She is also the producer of the films ''Fueling the Fire'' and ''"Animated American"'', the Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival finalist ''Fortune Teller'', and the DWW short film ''Laying Down Arms''.

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AFI’s Directing Workshop For Women Showcase At Harmony Gold Theatre
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