Writer & Director
Susie DeFord is a director, producer, writer of music videos, documentary, & fiction films.
She has an interest in underrepresented voices, primarily the stories of women 40+.
As an educator and mentor she's on a mission to level the playing field for storytellers from all backgrounds. Able to utilize smartphone filmmaking and other budget conscious technology to create innovative narratives.
Reel Available by request
MOMENT ELECTRIC
Reeling from a divorce, a woman must learn to listen
to her inner child & teen to survive.
Multimedia live performance art & short film with music videos by NEON GRLZ.
Live premiere Spring 2026
Life in Transition
A perimenopausal punk and a trans woman struggle through a 2nd puberty while fighting to keep an elder women's rights activist from losing her home.
Feature Film in Development
You Can't Take Her Out
A Sita Gomez Story
An unknown 90-year-old Cuban American artist finally gets her due via determined novice filmmaker Susie DeFord.
Documentary Short
I Contain Multitudes
A punk poet & adult adoptee helps her teenage nephew deal with his abandonment by dealing with her own.
Feature Film Script in Progress
The Accidental Dog Walker
Lessons on life and love from a 60-year-old dog walker in Washington, D.C.
Dogumentary Short
MUSIC VIDEO COMMISSIONS
Band in need of a music video? Taking comissions Spring 2026. Happy to work with your budget. Let's make it happen. Get in touch:
Past Work:
https://www.instagram.com/neongrlz/
Smartphone Filmmaking
Community workshops in the DMV coming soon!