After graduating from NYU Susan Seidelman did what many filmmakers did in the eighties and made an indie film on a shoe string budget which received critical acclaim, Smithereens (1982).
Following the success of Smithereens Seidelman went on to make the classic Desperately Seeking Susan giving her neighbor Madonna her first film role
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In Praise of Madonna’s DGAF Style inDesperately Seeking Susan
Once More Into the Groove: ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ Turns 25, New York Times
The Hollywood Interview
Interviewing Susan Seidelman: From Madonna to Menopause
Sets and the City: On the History of Smithereens
Wikipedia
FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):
2013The Hot Flashes
– Revolutionary Doughnuts (2010)
– Jules Quest (2010)
– Mighty Bright Fight (2009)
– The Flube Whisperer (2009)
2009Madonna: Celebration – The Video Collection (Video) (video “Into the Groove”)
– Paper Route (2005)
– Office Party (2005)
2004The Ranch (TV Movie)
2002Power and Beauty (TV Movie)
– One for the Money (1999)
1996Tales of Erotica (segment “Dutch Master, The”)
1996Early Edition (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Thief Swipes Mayor’s Dog (1996)
1996Early Edition (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Thief Swipes Mayor’s Dog (1996)
1995The Barefoot Executive (TV Movie)
1993The Dutch Master (Short)
1989She-Devil
1989Cookie
1987Making Mr. Right
1982Smithereens
1976And You Act Like One Too (Short)