Susan Froemke (born November 5, 1947) is an American film director and producer.
Froemke was the associate producer and one of the editors of the influential 1975 documentary film ''
Grey Gardens'', which was selected for preservation in the
National Film Registry
The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) collection of films selected for preservation (library and archival science), preservation, each selected for its cultural, historical, and aestheti ...
in 2010. The 2001 documentary
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton, which she co-directed with
Deborah Dickson, was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. She made ''
Wagner's Dream'' in 2012. Her most recent film is 2017's ''
The Opera House''.
In 2002, Froemke received a
Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for her work on ''Recording the Producers – A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks''.
The Grammy Awards; The Complete List of Winners
, The Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2002, p. A-12. Froemke received a Cinema Eye Honors Legacy Award in 2011 for her work on ''Grey Gardens''. She divides her time between East Hampton, where ''Grey Gardens'' is set, and Manhattan
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.
From 2009 to 2012, Froemke collaborated with Matthew Heineman on '' Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare'', which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The film was later released in theaters by Roadside Attractions October 5.
References
External links
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"American Masters" interview by PBS
Living people
American women film directors
Film producers from New York (state)
1947 births
Mass media people from Manhattan
Film directors from New York City
American women film producers
21st-century American women
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