Susan Youssef is a Brooklyn-born director who lives between Amsterdam, Netherlands, where she has been making films, and Connecticut where she is the Film Advisor at Yale University. She has become recognized for a diverse body of work, from her indie movies, to video art commissioned by the Tate Modern, to her time spent within the studio system in the Disney and NBCU Launch director programs.

2021-24, Susan's features "Habibi" and "Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf" streamed on Netflix worldwide, as well as her short "Amsterdam to Anatolia." Her films have played Cannes, Venice, Toronto, and Sundance Film Festival's. She is a Fulbright Fellow, Princess Grace Award winner, and Poynter Fellow. Her directing work has won NETPAC, FIPRESCI, and many "Best Film" prizes internationally. Susan is a member of the Directors branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Susan's video art and shorts can be acquired from Video Data Bank, CFMDC, and Third World Newsreel.