Suzan Beraza
Producer/Director
Born in Jamaica and raised in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, social and environmental issues pervade Suzan's work. Her films have appeared on National Public Television, Pivot TV and on the Documentary Channel, at Lincoln Center, and have won over twenty festival awards. Her first film, Bag It, was honored as a winner of the BritDoc Impact Award in Berlin, and has been televised in over thirty countries. Her latest project, Uranium Drive-In, was a recipient of Sundance Institute and Chicken and Egg funding and was featured at Good Pitch and at Hot Docs Pitch Forum. The film is currently being broadcast on Pivot TV (Participant Media) and was honored for documentary excellence by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Her current project, Massacre River (working title), was recently selected for the Camden International Film Festival Points North Fellowship, and was featured at this past IFP Spotlight on Documentaries, Hot Docs Deal Maker, and the Latino Media Market.