Directing

Susannah Gent

Known for

Directing

Credits

26 titles

Susannah Gent is a filmmaker, artist, and lecturer in film production at Sheffield Hallam University. Her films that have gained awards at international film festivals over the past twenty years explore experimental narrative approaches to representing subjectivity.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Bedhead poster
7.0

A remarkable journey through the mind of a young man as he battles against mental illness and attempts to come to terms with his confused sexuality and a dark event in the past.

Bedhead

2000

The Bather poster
NR

Faulty plumbing in the home of a painter causes an old woman to be covered in red paint while she showers. The painter's neighbours engineer his fate in a bathtub of aubergines.

The Bather

1995

The Bather poster
NR

Faulty plumbing in the home of a painter causes an old woman to be covered in red paint while she showers. The painter's neighbours engineer his fate in a bathtub of aubergines.

The Bather

1995

Blue Movie poster
NR

A porn film without any people or human sounds.

Blue Movie

1996

Jelly Dolly poster
7.0

The story of a woman who's inability to end a relationship causes her belly button to mutate, not to mention her mind.

Jelly Dolly

2004

Jelly Dolly poster
7.0

The story of a woman who's inability to end a relationship causes her belly button to mutate, not to mention her mind.

Jelly Dolly

2004

Jelly Dolly poster
7.0

The story of a woman who's inability to end a relationship causes her belly button to mutate, not to mention her mind.

Jelly Dolly

2004

No artwork available
NR

A "narrative" thread that emerges from a young man’s body connects a series of objects, people and scenarios.

Thread

1993

No artwork available
NR

A "narrative" thread that emerges from a young man’s body connects a series of objects, people and scenarios.

Thread

1993

No artwork available
NR

A woman discovers her bag holds a portal to her past through which she relives an incident of abuse.

Black Bag

1994

No artwork available
NR

A woman discovers her bag holds a portal to her past through which she relives an incident of abuse.

Black Bag

1994

Scanner poster
NR

A filmic experiment documenting an fMRI survey that used an image set to investigate the neurological underpinnings of the uncanny.

Scanner

2020

No artwork available
7.0

Melvyn slowly unravels under the oppression of his overly possessive mother. This story, told from before and after "the event", suggests an interconnectivity between involved parties. Produced for the "10 x 10" series, BBC Bristol.

Melvyn's Pencils

1995

No artwork available
7.0

Melvyn slowly unravels under the oppression of his overly possessive mother. This story, told from before and after "the event", suggests an interconnectivity between involved parties. Produced for the "10 x 10" series, BBC Bristol.

Melvyn's Pencils

1995

Unhomely Street poster
NR

The film follows a female protagonist in a state of fugue following a head injury as she wanders an alienating city underbelly of clubs and free parties. Through recollections of anti-capitalist conversations, historical information about wartime atrocity, and human brutality, she searches for hope in an increasingly frightening, subjective landscape.

Unhomely Street

2017

No artwork available
NR

A collaboration with the performance artist Lisa Watts, who explores the physical wrapping potential of bread dough.

Bun

1998

Psychotel poster
NR

A hotel provides a metaphor for the psyche in an essay film that investigates the uncanny. A dead boyfriend, a spirit guide, and a character who leaves herself behind populate this journey through space and mind.

Psychotel

2020

The Reynard Diary poster
NR

The filmmaker skins a fox. The confrontation with death provokes memories and ideas. The editing interweaves these stories in an experiment in the boundaries of narrative comprehension.

The Reynard Diary

2010

No artwork available
NR

A dark fairy tale about a little girl who ventures into the "dream world" to rescue her brother but first she has to listen to the story of "The Bone Chair".

Snake Shifter and the Bone Chair

2015

No artwork available
NR

A dark fairy tale about a little girl who ventures into the "dream world" to rescue her brother but first she has to listen to the story of "The Bone Chair".

Snake Shifter and the Bone Chair

2015

Pregnant Pussy Mash Up poster
NR

A reflection on pregnancy, taxidermy, and techno music.

Pregnant Pussy Mash Up

2013

Influence of Mars poster
4.0

The filmmaker asks her ten-year-old son about his arsenal of weapons, many of which are intended for other use; the handle of a back brush, juggling batons, and a plastic cricket stump. Despite his enthusiasm for maiming and killing Harvey has no idea why we have wars.

Influence of Mars

2017

The Dance Project poster
NR

A documentary that explores the experience of dance in the free party community of Sheffield.

The Dance Project

2005