In an arid comedy landscape, the films of Susan Seidelman seem like a teeming oasis. Her relentlessly contemporary features are knowing satires that examine contemporary issues of fame, self-fulfillment and relations between the sexes.Seidelman grew up in a middle-class Philadelphia suburb and studied graphic design at Drexel University and film at New York University. Her satiric flair earned student film awards for her shorts, "And You Act Like One Too," "Deficit" and "Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern." On the strength of these productions she managed to raise $80,000 to make her first feature,
Directed first feature, "Smithereens" (first independent American feature to be accepted into competition at Cannes Film Festival
1985
Breakthrough feature, "Desperately Seeking Susan"
Made several short films, including the documentary "Confessions of a Suburban Girl" (1992) and the fantasy "The Dutch Master", both of which she also wrote
