Suzanne O'Malley
suzanneomalley@yale.edu
is the Edgar-nominated investigative reporter and author of "Are You There Alone?" She is the Associate Director of the Yale Summer Film Institute, a screenwriter, and a past Board member of the Writers' Guild of America. She has written for Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims' Unit. She blogs for the Huffington Post and is a Poynter Grant recipient for her work in documentary film. She has taught Screenwriting & Film Studies at Yale since 2007. She was an editor at Esquire and New York magazines. More >>
ENROLL NOW FOR FILM STUDIES CLASSES 2012
TELEVISION & CRIME with SUZANNE O'MALLEY
Film S-435 May 28-June 29, 2012
Examines crime drama (with a concentration on HBO's "THE WIRE"), crime news, reality TV, and crime documentaries. Analysis of how depictions in these media effect law enforcement, government, politics, labor, community, education, criminality/violence, progressive and conservative pundits, judicial responsibility and social perceptions of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Sixty Minutes correspondent LESLIE STAHL, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, visited in 2011.O'Malley is a former writer of Law & Order, Associate Director of the Yale Summer Film Institute, faculty of Yale Writers’ Conference & member of Harvard's Program in Psychiatry and the Law. 1 Credit.
Tuition $3,150. Session A: May 28 - June 29. http://www.yale.edu/summer/application/apply/index.html
MOST RECENT DOCUMENTARY
An unprecedented view of the deep secrets and deep pockets of the pro-life movement, UNBORN IN THE USA: Inside the War on Abortion weaves a riveting story from more than 70 exclusive interviews with pro-life activists and seldom-seen archival footage. This provocative film documents one of the most controversial social movements in American history. It is the most compelling film of the year - as timely as it is powerful.
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Yale Summer Session B Television Sitcom Film S-439 with Suzanne O'Malley [July 2-August 3,2012]
Examines the powerful Situation Comedy genre from its 1940s beginnings to the present. How sitcoms influenced American life and world culture. Changing perceptions of race, class, gender and sexuality.
Enrollment limited. Applications open January 15, 2012 at http://www.yale.edu/summer/application/apply/index.html
Email: summer.session@yale.edu or suzanne.omalley@yale.edu
Phone: 203-432-2430 Fax: 203-432-2434
The Yale Writers' Conference Screenwriting Program [June 12-June 22, 2012] with Suzanne O'Malley
An intensive ten-day program intended for committed writers at all levels of experience. The Screenwriting Program will address story, plot and dialogue as well as form and format.
Enrollment limited. Applications open January 1, 2012
Email: summer.session@yale.edu
Phone: 203-432-2430 Fax: 203-432-2434
Monday, June 30, 2008
In The Hamptons
Read about Suzanne O'Malley in Dan Rattiner's memoir In the Hamptons: My Fifty Years with Farmers, Fishermeen, Artists, Billionaires, and Celebrities with a Foreword by Edward Albee
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, 7pm
Writer Richard Price at Yale
Following a screening of The Wire, Suzanne O'Malley will be moderating a conversation with Richard Price. Listen to the podcast. (Coming soon.)
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