From award-winning Director / Producer Susan Dynner
From award-winning
Director / Producer / Writer Susan Dynner
SUSAN DYNNER
Award-winning
Director / Producer
SUSAN DYNNER
SUSAN DYNNER
Award-winning
Director / Producer / Writer
Projects
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Producing
Susan leads projects from script stage through to playing on screens around the world.
Her projects have been shown at prominent venues, including Cannes.
Directing
Susan directs projects that inspire her and is always on the look out for future projects.
Speaking
Susan loves inspiring filmmakers, storytellers and audiences around the world.
Susan has been honored to speak at events and on panels sharing her experiences and lessons.
Aberration Films
With more than 20 years of experience and earning recognition from the Cannes International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and dozens more, we look for unique stories that need to be told in today’s culture.
We produce feature-length films, documentaries and TV series.
Aberration Films
With more than 25 years of experience and earning recognition from the Cannes International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and dozens more, we look for unique stories that need to be told in today’s culture.
We produce feature-length films, documentaries and TV series.
Susan's Story
Award-winning Director/Producer/Writer Susan Dynner, a recent Sundance Stories of Change Directing Fellow, and current Blackmagic Studio Feature Directing Fellow just completed directing/producing “The Soul Trader”, a short proof of concept for a feature film or series starring Shane West, Shauna Grace and Donna Mills.
She is also currently filming her documentary about women in magic (she is a Magician Member of the Magic Castle). Dynner is gearing up to direct/produce “Fall of Eden”, a drama starring Dylan McDermott and Brianna Hildebrand.
Before that, she directed/produced, “Code Blue: A Love Story” starring Andy Dick, for which she was awarded the Sony TV Directing Fellowship. She produced “Free Ride”, starring Anna Paquin (she was a Film Independent Producing Fellow), “After Porn Ends”, and she produced/directed “Punk’s Not Dead”, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, followed by a theatrical world-wide release.
She also produced “Brick”, winner of the Sundance Film Festival.
As a Development Executive, Dynner worked for Charlie Sheen and Nick Cassavetes as a VP, and Wolfgang Petersen. Dynner began her career at Richard Donner Productions and Di Novi Pictures.
Prior to that, she was a band photographer at age fifteen. Dynner is a founding member of GenXX, an initiative with the mission to expand opportunities for the generation of talented, experienced, and vetted women who got lost between sexism and ageism.
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The Soul Trader
- Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
- 2024
- 12 mins
Coral Chase isn’t your typical assassin.
She’s the only one in the world with the power to steal souls from the young which she sells to elderly elites so they can extend their lives.
She’s cornered the market for years.
But after a lifetime of servicing the sick whims of the wealthy, Coral is done.
One last big hit and she’s over and out, and able to retire with her 12-year-old son and blend into normality somewhere warm and safe.
With a new target acquired at a hefty price tag, she embarks on her final ‘soul tapping’ mission. But there’s a snag. The target is not alone…and Coral isn’t the only one in the apartment with murder in mind
Credits
- Director: Susan Dynner
- Producers: Lauren Bancroff, Susan Dynner
- Writers: Mike Underwood
- Stars : Shane West, Shauna Grace with Donna Mills
Code Blue: A Love Story
- Short, Dark Comedy
- 2016
- 15 mins
James was the product of a stressed-out single mom and a bad attitude. He was also a virgin.
Enter Marla, the gossipy coed-for James it was love at first booze-tinged kiss.
But as first sexual experiences can go, James’ was fast—and Marla lived up to her reputation as a gossip.
However, in the first few moments of James and Marla’s tryst there was also connection–one that James longed for.
Alas, Marla’s life comes to an untimely end.
And for most young lovers Marla’s death would’ve been the end of the story, but not for our James, who follows Marla to the brink of the grave intention reigniting that feeling and consummating their love
Credits
- Director: Susan Dynner
-
Producers : Lisa Barrett McGuire, Susan Dynner,
Jack Grisham - Writer: Jack Grisham
- Stars: Andy Dick, Brendan Meyer, Vanessa Dubasso
Punk's Not Dead
- Documentary
- 2007
- 96 mins
Punk’s Not Dead is more than just a tribute documentary.
It takes you on an era-by-era journey that puts punk rock’s non-conformist reputation under the knife.
The directorial debut from one-time punk photographer Susan Dynner, Punk’s Not Dead follows the evolution of punk music from its anarchic roots to its use as a corporate marketing tool and acceptance into popular culture, to its reinvention in today’s underground scene.
Officially sanctioned by the bands in the documentary who donated personal photos, fliers and home videos, it boasts interviews withMinor Threat, Bad Religion, Rancid, UK Subs, Green Day, Social Distortion, Black Flag and many more.
Punk’s Not Dead combines intelligent, insightful commentary with live performances, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and a killer soundtrack.
Credits
- Director: Susan Dynner
- Producers: Susan Dynner, Todd Traina
- Stars: Henry Rollins, Mike Ness, Tim Armstrong, Billy Joe Armstrong
Brick
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- 2005
- 110 mins
Set in high school yet stylized like an old detective movie, this intriguing film follows our hero/detective character Brendan — a high school student who prefers to steer clear of the cliques and crowds and their wild shenanigans.
That is until his ex-girlfriend Emily is found dead in a storm drain only 2 days after receiving a frantic and confusing call from her on a payphone.
Determined to find out what happened to her, Brendan, along with school genius “Brain”, must sift through the upper-class elite of the high school students including the jocks, stoners and seductive drama students.
As they do so Brendan discovers that Emily’s death is linked to something darker and far more serious than they could have imagined
Credits
- Director: Rian Johnson
- Producers: Ram Bergman, Mark G. Mathis, Susan Dynner
- Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Zora Zehetner
The Soul Trader
- Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
- 2024
- 12 mins
Coral Chase isn’t your typical assassin.
She’s the only one in the world with the power to steal souls from the young which she sells to elderly elites so they can extend their lives.
She’s cornered the market for years.
But after a lifetime of servicing the sick whims of the wealthy, Coral is done.
One last big hit and she’s over and out,and able to retire with her 12-year-old son and blend into normality somewhere warm and safe. With a new target acquired at a hefty price tag, she embarks on her final ‘soul tapping’ mission. But there’s a snag. The target is not alone…and Coral isn’t the only one in the apartment with murder in mind
Credits
- Director: Susan Dynner
- Producers: Lauren Bancroff, Susan Dynner
- Writer: Mike Underwood
- Stars: Shane West, Shauna Grace with Donna Mills
Code Blue: A Love Story
- Short, Dark Comedy
- 2016
- 16 mins
James was the product of a stressed-out single mom and a bad attitude. He was also a virgin.
Enter Marla, the gossipy coed-for James it was love at first booze-tinged kiss.
But as first sexual experiences can go, James’ was fast—and Marla lived up to her reputation as a gossip.
However, in the first few moments of James and Marla’s tryst there was also connection–one that James longed for.
Alas, Marla’s life comes to an untimely end.
And for most young lovers Marla’s death would’ve been the end of the story, but not for our James, who follows Marla to the brink of the grave intention reigniting that feeling and consummating their love
Credits
- Director: Susan Dynner
-
Producers : Lisa Barrett McGuire, Susan Dynner,
Jack Grisham - Writer: Jack Grisham
- Stars: Andy Dick, Brendan Meyer, Vanessa Dubasso
Punk's Not Dead
- Documentary
- 2007
- 96 mins
Punk’s Not Dead is more than just a tribute documentary.
It takes you on an era-by-era journey that puts punk rock’s non-conformist reputation under the knife.
The directorial debut from one-time punk photographer Susan Dynner, Punk’s Not Dead follows the evolution of punk music from its anarchic roots to its use as a corporate marketing tool and acceptance into popular culture, to its reinvention in today’s underground scene.
Officially sanctioned by the bands in the documentary who donated personal photos, fliers and home videos, it boasts interviews with Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Rancid, UK Subs, Green Day, Social Distortion, Black Flag and many more.
Punk’s Not Dead combines intelligent, insightful commentary with live performances, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and a killer soundtrack.
Credits
- Director: Susan Dynner
- Producers: Susan Dynner, Todd Traina
-
Stars: Henry Rollins, Mike Ness, Tim Armstrong,
Billy Joe Armstrong
Brick
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- 2005
- 110 mins
Set in high school yet stylized like an old detective movie, this intriguing film follows ourhero/detective character Brendan-a high school student who prefers to steer clear of the cliques and crowds and their wild shenanigans.
That is until his ex-girlfriend Emily is found dead in a storm drain only 2 days after receiving a frantic and confusing call from her on a payphone.
Determined to find out what happened to her, Brendan, along with school genius “Brain”, must sift through the upper-class elite of the high school students including the jocks, stoners and seductive drama students.
As they do so Brendan discovers that Emily’s death is linked to something darker and far more serious than they could have imagined
Credits
- Director: Rian Johnson
- Producers : Ram Bergman, Mark G. Mathis, Susan Dynner
- Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Zora Zehetner
Free Ride
- Action, Thriller, Drama
- 2013
- 86 mins
Based on a true story.
Free Ride is a captivating tale about a single mother and her two daughters trying to survive and make a life for themselves amidst the mother’s rise in the glamorous Florida drug trade in the late 1970’s.
Credits
- Director: Shana Betz
-
Producers: Susan Dynner, Cerise Hallam Larkin,
Anna Paquin - Stars: Anna Paquin, Drea Matteo, Cam Gigandet
Free Ride
- Action, Thriller, Drama
- 2013
- 86 mins
Based on a true story.
Free Ride is a captivating tale about a single mother and her two daughters trying to survive and make a life for themselves amidst the mother’s rise in the glamorous Florida drug trade in the late 1970’s.
Credits
- Director: Shana Betz
-
Producers: Susan Dynner, Cerise Hallam Larkin,
Anna Paquin - Stars: Anna Paquin, Drea Matteo, Cam Gigandet
After Porn Ends
- Documentary
- 2012
- 94 mins
After Porn Ends is a documentary that not only examines the lives and careers of some of the biggest names in the history of the adult entertainment industry but what happens to them after they leave the business and try and live the “normal” lives that millions of other Americans enjoy.
They hailed from the rural South, steel towns, and the SanFernando Valley. As teenagers and young adults, none of them thought that porn was in their future. They were artists, baseball players, child prodigies, and even Ivy Leaguers.
Now, after their lives in porn, they’re TV stars, bounty hunters, writers, and social activists. What happened in between? And, now that they’ve moved on, can they really live a normal life after porn?
Credits
- Director: Bruce Wagoner
-
Producers: Susan Dynner, Christopher Mallick,
Shaliza Somani, Michael Tipps - Stars: Stars: Amber Lynn, Asia Carrera, Mary Carey
After Porn Ends
- Documentary
- 2012
- 94 mins
After Porn Ends is a documentary that not only examines the lives and careers of some of the biggest names in the history of the adult entertainment industry but what happens to them after they leave the business and try and live the “normal” lives that millions of other Americans enjoy.
They hailed from the rural South, steel towns, and the SanFernando Valley. As teenagers and young adults, none of them thought that porn was in their future. They were artists, baseball players, child prodigies, and even Ivy Leaguers.
Now, after their lives in porn, they’re TV stars, bounty hunters, writers, and social activists. What happened in between? And, now that they’ve moved on, can they really live a normal life after porn?
Credits
- Director: Bruce Wagoner
- Producers: Producers: Susan Dynner, Christopher Mallick, Shaliza Somani, Michael Tipps
- Stars: Stars: Amber Lynn, Asia Carrera, Mary Carey
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