Susan Montford
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| Born | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Gray's School of Art |
| Occupation | Film Producer |
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Susan Montford is a Scottish filmmaker living in Los Angeles. She has produced, written and directed movies that range from cult hits to blockbusters.
She was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She is related to the Scottish football commentator Arthur Montford.[1]
Obsessed with art and film and literature as a child, she attended Cardonald College and Gray's School of Art and the Glasgow School of Art where she worked across many mediums from installation through sculpture, photography, films and text. Her art works have been exhibited throughout Scotland at many galleries and pop up art spaces including the Transmission Gallery and the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum. Susan was an early, active member of Women in Profile during the "herstories" era at Glasgow Women's Library when she worked with women escaping from domestic violence. She also created the Bookmakers workshops and worked with deprived kids at Street Level Photoworks. She ran many workshops while developing her art and writing.
She went on to direct and write short films including Hairpin and Strangers with grants from the
Her first major hit was the 2007 film
Susan produced the
She is currently in development on a modern horror version of the classic mondo series Faces of Death for Legendary Entertainment and is also producing with them on a TV series based on space classic Buck Rogers. She is working with The Jim Henson Company on an animated series based on a Prince song.
She is married to Don Murphy, the American producer of Natural Born Killers and the Transformers films.[2]
References
- ^ a b c McIver, Brian (17 February 2010). "I'm living out my childhood dream in Hollywood, says Scots movie producer Susan Montford (and yes, she is related to Arthur)". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Murphy, Don (2008). "Human Stuff: Secret Biography". DonMurphy.net. Angry Films (Don Murphy). Retrieved 17 January 2008.
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