Al Sutton

Al Sutton MD (December 7, 1933) is a human rights activist, presently dedicated to ending the ongoing racist genocide in Sudan. He founded African Freedom Coalition with charter members David Livingstone Smith and Molefi Asante. He is a physician who retired from medicine in 1985, after becoming a whistleblower at the hospital of his employment.

Al Sutton MD

He went on to develop real estate, including the first gut rehabs of residential condominiums on the Bowery in the early ‘80s. His current project is the residential renovation of an off-the-grid house on two islands in Long Island Sound off New Rochelle, New York. The building on one island, Columbia Island, was originally built on bedrock in 1940 for use as a CBS Radio and transmission center. The second island, Pea Island, was formerly a recreation center for the Huguenot Yacht Club. His other interests include music, writing, film, and acting:

Music: Archivist of the late great pianist, Chris Anderson.

Record producer, Alsut Records.

• Solo Ballads, Chris Anderson, piano; Rudy Van Gelder, sound engineer, 1996
• Solo Ballads Two: Chris Anderson, piano; Rudy Van Gelder, sound engineer, 2001
• Live at Bradleys: Chris Anderson piano trio, with Ray Drummond, Billy Higgins, and Frank Gant, 2001
• The Warm Voice of Billy C: Bill Lee Ensemble; Chris Anderson trio, with Victor Sproles, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Billy C (Campbell) vocals, 1998

Fiction Writing: Author of a novel, Physician Heal Thyself, the Making of a Whistleblower.

Film: Producer, writer, and actor of a number of short theatrical films and documentaries. [1]

Acting: Film and Television

Wild Nights with Emily (IMDB): feature film, premiered at South by Southwest. Writer/Director, Madeleine Olnek (2018)

Make Room For Phyllis (FILMMAKER MAGAZINE) Short film. (2007) premiered at Sarasota

Law & Order, ‘Vaya con Dios’ episode. (IMDB) Network Television

Five Valid Reasons For Murdering Lisa (IMDB) Short film (2006)

The Poet Engleström (IMDB) Short film (2006) Official selection, Pasadena Film Festival; Won Best Actor in Festival (2010). Best short film, Skyfest festival, Ashville, N.C.; Official Selection, Stepping Stone Festival, Chennai, India.

Fortune Cookies and Men's Eyes (2019)

Stage: As co-founder of the Perfectly Frank Cabaret Theatre, he produced over 40 new plays, mostly in downtown New York venues, including Dixon Place, Home for Contemporary Theatre, and Le Poème. He has also written and performed in a number of his own plays, including, Woman and Man, Lifeguard, and A Little Bumpy.

Documentary Films:

• Equality, I am Woman: features rare footage of the 1st Women’s March in New York City, 1970, the music of Helen Reddy, and narration by Gloria Steinem and Jacqui Ceballos. (2012)
• The Most Dangerous Animal: a short, shocking look at atrocities and violence. (2012)
• Fraternal Twins: The First Year of Life: analysis of the development of twins. (1973)

Theatrical Films:

• The Poet Engleström: Itinerant poet deplores our wasteful planet. Actor: Al Sutton. Director: Francesca Rizzo. Official selection, Pasadena Film Festival; Best Actor in Festival (2010). Best short film, Skyfest festival, Ashville, N.C.; Official Selection, Stepping Stone Festival, Chennai, India.
• All in a Row: A comment on modern mores. Best sound track at World Music and Film Festival, Washington D.C. (2010). Actors: Sam Triplett, Toba Levy.
• Five Valid Reasons for Murdering Lisa (2012): a trenchant study of misogyny. Actors: Al Sutton, Suzanna Dalton. Director: Francesca Rizzo.
• Lot’s Wife, or Wife’s Lot (2013): a dramatic study of control in a relationship. Actor: Laura Delhauer.
• Eating Out: How relationships influence ordering dinner (2013). Actors: Dan Hedaya and Laura Delhauer.
• Wail: (1970) Childcare suffers when nanny meets a handsome stranger. Actors: Dan Hedaya, Jo Henderson.
• Till Death (1972): Can marital romance compete with TV? Actors: Dan Hedaya, Jo Henderson.
• Till Death 2 (1973): Romance vs. TV. Actors: Dan Hedaya, Maxine Westerman