Susan Youssef

Susan Youssef is the director of two dramatic features and a short that now streams on Netflix. Her two features, a documentary, and shorts have been screened at film festivals, such as Venice, Toronto International, Cannes, and Sundance and have been programmed in museums, including The Museum of Modern Art (New York). The focus of Susan’s films has been human and civil rights. Human Rights Watch and Movies that Matter have toured her work. Her second feature Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf Academy Awards qualified and streamed in the Academy screening room. Susan has been commissioned by Tate Modern. 21st Century Fox hired her to make the short Amsterdam to Anatolia that now streams on Netflix. Susan is a Fulbright Fellow, Princess Grace Award Winner, Poynter Fellow (Yale University), and 21st Century Fox Director Fellow.

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Talks

We Are One People, One Land: An Open Letter About Gaza

By Susan Youssef | October 25, 2023

We Are One People, One Land: An Open Letter About Gaza

Susan Youssef, director of the Gaza-shot documentary Forbidden to Wander and fiction feature Habibi, appeals for peace.

The Road to Triumph: Civil Rights and Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf

By Susan Youssef | March 5, 2021

The Road to Triumph: Civil Rights and Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf

As Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf vies for Oscar contention, director Susan Youssef charts how Islamophobia has impacted her creative career.