| Susan Skoog | |
| Occupation: | Producer, film director |
| Years Active: | 1990–present |
Susan Skoog (1965[1] -), American filmmaker, is best known for her low-budget debut film Whatever (1998). Asked why she felt the desire to make the film, Skoog explained to IndieWIRE: "I felt like there hadn’t been a film that really nailed what it was like to be a suburban girl growing up in this country."[2] Skoog has expressed repeatedly that the female experience and perspective, has historically been underrepresented in the film industry, but she believes that is changing by way of a "natural progression" toward sex equality.[3]
Skoog was raised in the town of Red Bank, New Jersey, and graduated from NYU in 1987 with a degree in theatre and film. She has cited Mike Leigh and Eric Rohmer as influences on her work.