As the director of the film, Molineux, Sussman, told each person how the scene would play out and then ran back to check the camera.

Ever since he enrolled in his first directing program in the summer of 2010, Sussman has been constantly making films and participating in all of the film programs he can. He completed two film summer programs and is currently taking a yearlong program at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.

“I see movies in a different way than I used to because I’m so focused on the artisanship aspect,” said Sussman. “Sometimes, I don’t even pay attention to the plot because of the attention I devote to the cinematography.”

Sussman is currently directing three films including Molineux, a traditional narrative that is a modern day adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “My Kinsman Major Molineux.”

Sussman is also directing a documentary on how technology affects high school and an experimental film about how people deal with grief and recover from loss.

“When directing, there’s always a huge gap between the way you see the scene and the way it actually turns out. Part of the process is reconciling your dreams with reality,” said Sussman.

Sussman is usually solely in charge of every aspect of his films and finds that he is anxious during his productions, worrying how his films will turn out. Sussman feels responsible for moving his projects forward and making sure that films are done by the deadline, especially because so many other people are a part of his films.

“It’s different from a paper because a paper is solely you; it’s your grade. But so many people are involved in a movie; I have my cast, I’ve got an editor … It’s all [my] responsibility,” Sussman said.

Currently, Sussman would like to get a dual degree in film and anything else he finds more economically realistic.

“In my ideal dream world, I would continue making films for the rest of my life.”