Mathilde Suissa
Directing
Biography
Mathilde Suissa was born and raised in New York. She received her degree in Film Studies from Hunter College and has made a number of independent short films that have been selected in film festivals around the world and garnered several awards.
Known For
An event coordinator is tasked with organizing a celebration of life for a person she never met.
Golden Afternoon
This 3 minute short film follows the morning of a young woman and explores a surreal connection between dreams and reality and how childhood folktales and stories with morals told to us as children connect with adulthood.
Pauline
The film details a normal morning routine for Petra, who is transitioning from male to female and becomes her true self within the short film.
Petra
Maureen finds her step-daughter in bed with a friend, which changes their relationship.
Hidden
A complicated young woman has a phone conversation with her mother. 1st Place winner - FMC Film Festival 2015
The Blue Room
A dedicated crisis hotline responder navigates her own internal struggles while assisting her caller.
988
A slice of life coming-out story that bonds three women unexpectedly.