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Susanne Coates

Animation / Video / Film, Visual / Media

Susanne is a filmmaker whose current projects focus on telling women's stories, raising public understanding of environmental challenges, and communicating science through Wyld Earth Films, the production company she co-founded with Emily Wathen.

About the Artist

Susanne Coates is a multimedia specialist who is highly skilled in media production, software development, and biological science (BS in biology, Ph.D. Neuroscience). Dr. Coates is currently the Senior Web Developer for the University of Maryland's, College of Arts and Humanities where she creates software for web-based, multimedia content management systems. Before starting at the University, she worked with numerous clients through her own company to create video, multimedia assets, and software. Today, she collaborates with the National Academy of Sciences to produce short documentaries on various science and environment related topics. Her work has screened at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank, Ca.), Washington DC's Environmental Film Festival, the Red Rock Film Festival (Utah) and other venues. She is the co-owner of Wyld Earth Films, a production company she co-founded with Emily Wathen, to produce documentary films which focus on women's stories, the environment, and science communication.

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Featured Work

Videos

  • Changing Tides: Glimmers of Hope on the Bay

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    For decades, researchers, activists, and policymakers have struggled to make real progress restoring the Chesapeake Bay, one of the country’s largest and most prized estuaries. Agricultural inputs, climate change, relentless development, and a web of special interests continue to present challenges. While there has been some success mitigating nitrogen and phosphorous pollution, ecosystems and species are still decline (See News Feature: The complex case of Chesapeake Bay restoration). But in recent years, a small group of researchers has taken on the painstaking and daunting task of trying to restore two of the Bay’s most important keystone species, oysters and seagrass, bit by bit. Their efforts are starting to pay dividends.
    Roles: Cinematography, Editing
    Medium: Video
    Year: 2021
    Details: Runtime 06:40

  • Raising the Bar

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    Jason Sturm had a life and career planned in the US military, but everything changed when a combat training accident took his leg. Finding community and rehabilitation in the extreme-intensity world of Crossfit training, Raising the Bar follows Jason as he pursues his dream of going back to school, opening his own gym, and shaping a life committed to helping other adaptive athletes regain fitness and health.
    Roles: Co-Director of Photography, Co-Editor, Director of Research
    Medium: Video
    Year: 2013
    Details: Runtime: 20:38

  • Towpath Joe

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    TOWPATH JOE follows island caretaker, musician, naturalist, and Potomac River advocate, Joe Hage. After moving to a small island adjacent to the C&O Canal and “inside the beltway” of Washington, DC, Joe reconnects with his passion for music and becomes a diplomat for the river.
    Medium: Video
    Year: 2015
    Details: Runtime: 07:48

  • Waterwomen (2023 Trailer)

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    "Waterwomen" tells the story of two trailblazing women who research and work on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, and who come face-to-face with the impacts of climate change on a daily basis. In the film, we explore their parallel stories, learn more about their fascinating and tough jobs, and witness their profound love and respect for the Bay.
    Medium: Film
    Year: 2024
    Details: Expected Runtime: 27 Minutes

Booking

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