# Sue Vicory

Sue Vicory is an American writer, producer and filmmaker known for producing films and documentaries in Kansas City and San Diego.

## Early life and career

Sue Vicory was born in DeKalb, Illinois. She completed her Master's Degree from Webster University. Sue started her film career at the New York Film Academy in 2003 with her first film Homelessness & the Power of One. After that, Vicory directed a feature documentary film, Kansas City Jazz & Blues; Past, Present & Future which aired on PBS. In 2011, she directed a short film titled 1898, The W.F. Norman Story. In July 2014, Her fourth film One a feature documentary premiered. She created Team XX, a team of 25 women who created the film Down Stage which was nominated for a San Diego film award and won a 2016 Telly award. In 2014, she directed a narrative film, Absent which won 1st place in the Audience Choice Awards and was also nominated for three awards at the San Diego film festival and won a 2015 Telly Award. She produced My Power of One web series Pilot using many of the A-list actors in San Diego. In 2017, Sue worked as an Associate Producer on a reality show Win Place Show. In 2018 she was included on the panel during Sundance Film Festival representing women filmmakers and she attended a Pre-Oscar event for women & diversity.
In 2019, Vicory partnered with Maidy Morhous about a sculpture titled Humanity. She co-produced a reality show titled, Miracle Mob and as well as Jump Start a Life. She & her co-producers won the San Diego Trailblazer award for Jump Start a Life. She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors based in LA and sits on the Board of Advisors for the San Diego Film Consortium as well as Cottey College. Sue received an Industry Excellence Award at the French Riviera Film Festivals's awards ceremony. Her production company, Heartland Films, Inc. Executive Produced the San Diego film awards which aired on KPBS in May 2021. Vicory presented the My Power of One award and the Best Child Actor award. She received a Lifetime Achievement award from Washburn University. The San Diego film awards have named the Women in Film award the "Sue Vicory Women in Film Award". Vicory has lived in Del Mar, California and Kansas City, Missouri.

## Awards

* Audience Choice Awards
* San Diego film award
* San Diego Trailblazer award
* Industry Excellence Award
* Lifetime Achievement award
* Telly Awards

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2003 | Homelessness and the Power of One | Documentary short |
| 2011 | Kansas City Jazz & Blues; Past, Present & Future | Documentary |
| 2011 | 1898: The W.F. Norman Story | Documentary short |
| 2014 | One | Documentary |
| 2014 | Absent | Short film |
| 2015 | The Brazilian Affair | Short film / executive producer |
| 2015 | Down Stage | Short film |
| 2015 | My Power of One | TV Short |
| 2015 | San Diego Film Awards | TV Special |
| 2016 | Film InDiego | TV Series documentary / executive producer – 6 episodes |
| 2016 | San Diego Film Awards | TV Special / co-producer |
| 2016 | Aberrant | Short film / executive producer |
| 2017 | San Diego Film Awards | TV Special |
| 2017 | Different Flowers | Executive producer |
| 2018 | Intentions | Short film / producer |
| 2019 | Jump Start a Life Telethon | TV Movie / executive producer / line producer |
| 2019 | Deep In Her Heart | Short film / executive producer |
| 2020 | She | Documentary / executive producer |
| 2021 | 7th Annual San Diego Film Awards | TV Special / executive producer |
| 2021 | Simple Twist | Executive producer |
| 2021 | Original Jayhawk | Executive producer |
| 2022 | Athenia's Last Voyage | Documentary / associate producer / post-production |
| 2023 | The Last Butterflies | Short film / executive producer |