Susie Yankou is a Toronto-born, LA-based writer/director/producer. She is the founder of Good Pop Films, her production banner specializing in queer, comedic stories that balance her irreverent, referential humour with an undeniable sense of heart. Her debut feature, SISTERS, world premiered at Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, the largest queer film festival in Canada, where it was given the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. The film recently had its US premiere at the Austin Film Festival and will continue its festival run throughout 2024-2025.

Yankou recently developed a teen comedy with Emma Roberts’ Belletrist TV alongside showrunner Marlene King (Pretty Little Liars). She previously wrote, directed, and starred in her web series 101 WAYS TO GET REJECTED, which was then adapted for TV for Moonshot Entertainment with EP Bryan Cranston.

In addition to her film & TV projects, she has written and produced multiple music videos for clients like Atlantic Records and Page 1 Management. She is an alumni of USC’s Writing for the Screen & Television program.