Suzan AlDoghachi has lived in New York City Iraq Germany and is currently working in Central America She has worked as an editor for German public television In 1993 she moved to New York City producing directing and editing features shorts and documentaries AlDoghachi is the cofounder of AJAX FILMS and LASSO PRODUCTIONS She is a recipient of the Manhattan Cultural Council Grant for her documentary The Garifuna An Enduring Spirit which aired on Belizean Television and screened at the Museo del Barrio NYC as well as part of the symposium on Garifuna culture at the Georgia State University Atlanta She also has been on the jury for the CHICKS WITH FLICKS Film Festival 2002 2006