Susan Froemke (born November 5, 1947) is an American film director and producer.
Froemke was the associate producer and one of the editors of the influential 1975 documentary film ''
Grey Gardens'', which was selected for preservation in the
National Film Registry in 2010. The 2001 documentary
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton, which she co-directed with
Deborah Dickson
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, was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. ''
Wagner's Dream
''Wagner's Dream'' is a documentary film directed by Susan Froemke. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2012 and was shown in high definition in theaters across the United States and Canada on May 7, 2012. The subject of the f ...
'' is her most recent film.
In 2002, Froemke received a
Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video
The Grammy Award for Best Music Film is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers, directors, and producers of quality videos or musical programs. ...
for her work on ''Recording the Producers – A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks''.
The Grammy Awards; The Complete List of Winners
, The Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2002, p. A-12. Froemke received a Cinema Eye Honors Legacy Award in 2011 for her work on ''Grey Gardens''. She divides her time between East Hampton, where ''Grey Gardens'' is set, and Manhattan.
From 2009 to 2012, Froemke collaborated with Matthew Heineman on '' Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare'', which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 until January 29, 2012 in Park City, Utah.
64 short films were selected for the festival from 7,675 submissions, including 27 international shorts from 3,592 submissions.
Non-competition ...
. The film was later released in theaters by Roadside Attractions October 5.
References
External links
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"American Masters" interview by PBS
Living people
American women film directors
Film producers from New York (state)
1947 births
People from Manhattan
Film directors from New York City
American women film producers
21st-century American women
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