Prior to her becoming a director/writer, she was a film editor for nearly twenty years cutting films for National Geographic, PBS, Time Life, TBS, Discovery, Animal Planet and NBC. Her work for two decades in the cutting room was recognized with several awards, most notable being a Jackson Media Award (the OSCARs of wildlife). Susan cut some of the best wildlife footage from the likes of Dereck Joubert, Richard Matthews and Peter Lamberti)
