Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Monique Zavistovski, ACE about editing the documentary Will & Harper. The film was nominated for a BAFTA, and Monique was nominated for an ACE Eddie and a BFE Cut Above award for Best Documentary Editing. Also this year, she edited The Only Girl in the Orchestra, a documentary short that won the Oscar for that category. We’ll speak with her about both films.
Monique has also edited the documentaries They Call me Magic, Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins and Served Like a Girl.
This discussion includes - among other things - staying true to the emotional journey of the characters, the difficult choices in killing your darlings, and using empathy to time reaction shots.
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