“It’s a breezy book broken up into short, punchy chapters that share the titles with some of Seidelman’s favorite songs, as if a filmmaker famous for her musical prowess couldn’t resist scoring her own story with jukebox hits. We follow young Susan from her childhood in the 1960s Philadelphia suburbs, when a young woman’s career options revolved around attracting a husband — to New York University’s graduate film program at the end of the ‘70s, located in an East Village that looked like a cross between an artists’ commune and a bombed-out dystopia.” – Sean Burns, WBUR
DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN screens Thu, Jul 18 with Susan Seidelman in person!