Susan Montford

Susan Montford is a Scottish filmmaker living in Los Angeles. She has produced, written and directed movies that range from cult hits to blockbusters.

She was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She is related to the Scottish football commentator Arthur Montford.

Obsessed with art and film and literature as a child, she attended Cardonald College and Gray's School of Art and the Glasgow School of Art where she worked across many mediums from installation through sculpture, photography, films and text. Her art works have been exhibited throughout Scotland at many galleries and pop up art spaces including the Transmission Gallery and the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum. Susan was an early, active member of Women in Profile during the "herstories" era at Glasgow Women's Library when she worked with women escaping from domestic violence. She also created the Bookmakers workshops and worked with deprived kids at Street Level Photoworks. She ran many workshops while developing her art and writing.

She went on to direct and write short films including Hairpin and Strangers with grants from the Scottish Film Council. Her work was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. She moved to Los Angeles to specialize in film. She developed on her first feature film, The Family Jam, a drama about the early days of the Charles Manson Family based on the book by Ed Sanders