Susan Bridges: Inside Heaven's Gate

Go behind the scenes of the 1980 American epic Western, Heaven's Gate, with Susan Bridges' stunning captures. Featuring the never-before-seen photographs including striking scenes from the director’s chair and intimate portraits while on set at “Heaven's Gate" near Glacier National Park in 1979.

Written and directed Michael Cimino, starring Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Jeff Bridges, and Joseph Cotten.

About Susan Bridges:

Susan Bridges is an accomplished photographer and philanthropist who has spent her life championing many causes. She is a mother of three daughters, a grandmother and the wife and partner of actor Jeff Bridges. A native of the Midwest, Susan attended the University of Minnesota and the University of Montana. In 1974 she moved to Los Angeles to begin a new chapter of her life.

Susan attended the ArtCenter College of Design and the California Institute of the Arts to explore the art of photography. She also studied with photographer Lisette Model in New York City. Susan has taken photographs on feature films, including Heaven’s Gate, The American Success Company, and a film she associate-produced, Cold Feet. Her photographs have been published in numerous newspapers and magazines.

She supports many organizations, including VNA Health, The Food Bank of Santa Barbara, Unity Shoppe, Direct Relief, Livingston Food Resource Center, The Livingston Farm to School Program, and Yellowstone Forever. She is a founding member of Vital Ground Foundation, a nonprofit land trust organization that preserves habitat for wildlife in the northern Rocky Mountains. Most dear to her heart is family. She and Jeff have been married for 45 years and enjoy dividing their time between Santa Barbara and Montana. Susan loves watching her family grow to include three sons- in-law and three grandchildren.