In the 90s, pop culture icon Susan Powter burst onto the scene with her signature bleach-blonde buzz cut and bold message of health and wellness. After conquering infomercials, becoming a New York Times bestselling author, hosting her own talk show, and seeing her face on thousands of products, she dramatically walked away from Hollywood. Crippling lawsuits with her business partners left her bankrupt, and for the past twenty years, she has lived as a total recluse, below the poverty line in Las Vegas. This documentary explores the meteoric rise and subsequent fall of Susan Powter, while asking what it will take to bring Susan back to audiences and whether her message, "Stop The Insanity," is still as relevant and powerful today as it was in the early 90's.
Filmmaker Bio: ZEBERIAH NEWMAN has directed several award-winning documentaries, including Right to Try (Peacock); Relighting Candles: The Tim Sullivan Story (Hulu) and the Emmy-nominated special Unexpected (Hulu). His most recent features were Unleashing Hope for Hulu and Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter, which was executive produced by Jamie Lee Curtis. Previously, Zeb was on the creative team that launched The Late Late Show with James Corden, where he served as a Supervising Producer for 8 seasons. He lives with his partner in Los Angeles.
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In the 90s, pop culture icon Susan Powter burst onto the scene with her signature bleach-blonde buzz cut and bold message of health and wellness. After conquering infomercials, becoming a New York Times bestselling author, hosting her own talk show, and seeing her face on thousands of products, she dramatically walked away from Hollywood. Crippling lawsuits with her business partners left her bankrupt, and for the past twenty years, she has lived as a total recluse, below the poverty line in Las Vegas. This documentary explores the meteoric rise and subsequent fall of Susan Powter, while asking what it will take to bring Susan back to audiences and whether her message, "Stop The Insanity," is still as relevant and powerful today as it was in the early 90's.
Filmmaker Bio: ZEBERIAH NEWMAN has directed several award-winning documentaries, including Right to Try (Peacock); Relighting Candles: The Tim Sullivan Story (Hulu) and the Emmy-nominated special Unexpected (Hulu). His most recent features were Unleashing Hope for Hulu and Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter, which was executive produced by Jamie Lee Curtis. Previously, Zeb was on the creative team that launched The Late Late Show with James Corden, where he served as a Supervising Producer for 8 seasons. He lives with his partner in Los Angeles.
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