Independent Writers' Caucus
Susan Brunig
Susan Brunig fell in love with cinema while studying experimental film at Binghamton University. Her scripts have won multiple awards and fellowships. She is a Cinestory Fellowship winner, Nicholl Fellowship semifinalist, and a NYWIFT Writers Lab alum who focuses on female-driven narratives.
With a day job in Post Production at Pixar, Susan is immersed daily in an environment devoted to rigorous storytelling and art-making. She is an unflinching examiner of human behavior through the lens of story and is committed to the power and necessity of diverse stories and characters in these tumultuous times.
Honors & Awards
Official selection - The Women’s List - THE SURVEILLANCE OF ORDINARY THINGS - 2024
Winner - Cinestory Fellowship -THE SURVEILLANCE OF ORDINARY THINGS - 2020

Top 50 Semifinalist - The Academy Nicholl Fellowship - THE SURVEILLANCE OF ORDINARY THINGS - 2021
non-WGA
Female, 40+
GENERATION ZED
Indie Feature - Drama
When the teenage daughter of a famous mommy-blogger falls in love with a homeless teen who lives under the freeway, she must confront her privilege and fight for a better world during the chaos that was 2020.
THE SURVEILLANCE OF ORDINARY THINGS
Indie Feature - Drama
A suburban housewife in the midst of an existential crisis decides to run away and end it all, but when she stumbles upon an unplugged community of creative misfits, she rediscovers the artist she once was.
HARD IS THE GOOD
One hour Pilot - Drama
It is 1926. The Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance and Prohibition are in full swing. When three young women enter a controversial summer school for factory workers, they must face their fears, their biases, and their dreams head on.
Character-driven, Female-centric, Bittersweet
Female, 40+
unrepped