Faculty | Susanne Schwibs

Lecturer, Department of Communication and Culture

Email: sschwibs@indiana.edu
Phone: 855-2217
Office: 283

Representative production credits

Beaux Arts at 50. 2005. Video (57 minutes). Bloomington, IN: WTIU-TV. 2005. This program features the 50th anniversary concert of one of the world best-loved chamber music ensembles, and includes interviews with the members of the trio.
American Horizons: The Photographs of Art Sinsabaugh. 2004. Video and 16mm film (20 minutes). Bloomington, IN: Radio-TV Services, Indiana University Art Museum. 2004. This program introduces the viewer to the life and work of Art Sinsabaugh who became known in the 1960s through his groundbreaking panoramic photographs of the midwest landscape. Premiered at the Chicago Art Institute, and currently travels with the Sinsabaugh retrospective through major Midwest museums. Producer, writer, editor, cinematographer.
Hometown: A Journey Through Terre Haute, IN. 2004. Video (45 minutes), Bloomington, IN: WTIU-TV. 2004. Based on the popular public radio series Hometown with Tom Roznowski, this program explores a classic mid-American town and offers a sense of life in American in the 1920s. Nominated for a Regional Emmy in 2005. Producer, director, co-editor, still photography.
Spanning Time: America's Covered Bridges. 2004. Video (57 minutes). Bloomington, IN: WTIU-TV. 2004. This program explores the history and culture surrounding historical wooden bridges across the nation, and the efforts for their preservation. This program was funded by the National Highway Administration, was awarded a Cine Golden Eagle and is being distributed by American Public Television to stations throughout the country. Co-producer, co-writer, co-editor, still photography.
No Compromise: Lessons in Feminist Art with Judy Chicago. 2002. Video (57 minutes). Bloomington, IN: WTIU-TV. 2002. This documentary follows the feminist artist of Judy Chicago and her studio class during a semester as visiting lecturer at Indiana University. This program is being distributed nationwide by American Public Television. Producer, writer, editor, still photography.
Sugarplum Dreams: Staging the Nutcracker Ballet. 2001. Video (57 minutes). Bloomington, IN: WTIU-TV. 2001. This television documentary goes behind the scenes of the annual presentation of the ballet, showing the preparation, talent and sheer effort exerted to bring this classic to the stage. This program has been awarded a Regional Emmy and was picked up for national broadcast by American Public Television. Co-producer, editor.