Semifinalist, 2025 Roadmap Writers' Shorts Competition
BIO
SUZANNE RILEY MONEYMAKER is a writer-director based in Portland, Oregon, whose brand is Seismic Secrets. Her work delves into the intriguing intersections of reality and fiction, drawing audiences into stories that reveal the unexpected. Moneymaker's directorial debut, the short narrative AT SKYVIEW ENTERPRISES was funded by the Script to Screen Fund.
Adopted and raised by a fiercely witty Southern mother and a Midwestern-sensibility father, Moneymaker’s life took a dramatic turn when a misdiagnosis of a non-existent brain tumor ignited her quest to uncover the truth about her birth parents. This personal journey deepened her fascination with the unknown, fueling her passion for true crime, conspiracy theories, cults, and those peculiar stories where life truly proves stranger than fiction.