Lived, researched and practiced.
I'm Susan Young, a BAFTA-nominated animation director with 40+ years of experience in independent production. From United Nations commissions and David Byrne collaborations to pioneering research on animation as a therapeutic mental health intervention, my work combines groundbreaking creative practice with academic rigour.
My Royal College of Art (RCA) PhD explores how animation can help process psychological trauma and transform lived experience into meaningful creative expression.
Four decades of animation practice, including independent films, international commissions, trauma-informed research, and gallery exhibitions.
Who This
Work Serves
Selected
Films
Awards & Accolades
Four decades of recognition
– US Football/Blitz, 1995
– Levi's commercial, 1996
– The Doomsday Clock, 1987
– Autoethnographic Animation and the Metabolism of Trauma, 2023
– Routledge, 2027
– Joanna Quinn (2x Oscar nominee)
