February 2021
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About Susan
Susan Lerner is a comedy and drama screenwriter based in New York. Her scripts tackle serious topics ranging from dementia to antisemitism to the complexities of mourning, often with a comedic twist that invites audiences to see the lighter side of life’s challenges.
She has published short stories and two novels and written several screenplays. She draws from her experiences with heartbreak and breaking hearts, of being the daughter of immigrants who only wanted to forget the past, as well as the complexities of being a mom and a working woman.
Susan studied screenwriting with Alan Kingsberg, Marc Sedaka, and Aurin Squire and is a Stowe Story Labs alum. Prior to writing scripts, she was a corporate lawyer.
Her most recent screenplay is a heartfelt comedy feature, The Last Con.
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The Last Con Budget: $100K - $1M | Family ⋄ Comedy An aging ex-con artist, desperate to secure the best care for his wife diagnosed with dementia, involves his artistic daughter in one last swindle that spins out of his control. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels meets Catch Me If You Can
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Dangerous Choices, a Limited Series Historical In 1937 Poland, an impoverished young Jewish woman fights both rising antisemitism and a scheming matchmaker in her quest for independence.
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Dylan, P.I. Budget: $100K - $1M | Comedy An idealistic, film-noir obsessed young woman uses ingenuity, street smarts, and help from her ten-year-old niece and feisty grandma, to prove to her skeptical mom that she can make it as a P.I. in 1980s suburbia – taking cases from people everyone else ignores. Veronica Mars meets Hart of Dixie..
Awards
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Miami Screenplay Awards, Semifinalist (Crossing Over)
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Los Angeles International Screenplay Competition, Quarterfinalist (Dangerous Choices)
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WeScreenplay TV Pilot Competition, Semifinalilst (Dangerous Choices)
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Miami Screenplay Awards, Semifinalist (Dangerous Choices)
(2020)
Education
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Hofstra University School of Law
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