Susan Kandell Wilkofsky is a native of the Bronx and has lived in Dallas for over 40 years. In 2001, she co-founded the film series 3 Stars Cinema and is the program artistic director. Kandell Wilkofsky is an award-winning photographer, receiving the Matrix Award from Women in Communications and winning the American Mensa PhotoCup competition three times. She is a proud member of the North Texas Film Critics Association, where she served as secretary for over ten years, even though her penmanship is terrible.