Actor Bill Hader was on The Daily Show last night, talking about his film The Skeleton Twins, which was edited and produced by TEC alum Jenny Lee. Around the 1:30 mark, he talks about Jenny's discipline as an editor and the challenges of striking the right balance between comedy and drama. Link: http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/s8o2ww/bill-hader
It's a big week for alums Jenny Lee and Stephanie Ahn. Jenny edited and produced The Skeleton Twins, starring Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader. And Stephanie edited My Old Lady, starring Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, and Kristin Scott Thomas. Both films open this week.
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The Punk Singer, one of the projects in the May/June 2011 class, has been getting lots of raves. It has an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes right now and today it got another great review in The Guardian. The documentary follows punk legend Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. It was edited by TEC Alum Bo Mehrad (Nov/Dec 2007). The official website is here.
Skunk, a short film edited by TEC Alum Josh Melrod (July/August 2011), won first place in the Cannes Film Festival's Cinéfoundation section, which recognizes student films. The jury was headed by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. There were over 1,600 entries from around the world. More info here.
Best Kept Secret, one of the projects in our November/December 2011 class, won a prestigious Peabody Award. The documentary was directed by TEC Alum Samantha Buck (July/August 2009) and follows a New Jersey special needs teacher as she prepares her students with autism for graduation. The film premiered on PBS's POV series last fall. You can watch it online here until June 25.
Desiree Akhavan's Appropriate Behavior and Alex Ross Perry's Listen Up Philip—both 2013 Edit Center class films—had their world premieres at Sundance this week in the NEXT competition. A follow up to the hit web series "The Slope," Appropriate Behavior is Akhavan's feature film debut. Listen Up Philip stars Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce, and Krysten Ritter.
The narrative for the upcoming November 11 - December 20, 2013 class will be Listen Up, Philip, starring Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore, "Bored to Death"), Elizabeth Moss ("Mad Men," "Top of the Lake") and Krysten Ritter ("Breaking Bad," "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23"), written and directed by Alex Ross Perry (The Color Wheel) and produced by Sailor Bear (Ain't Them Bodies Saints). The film, wrapping later this month, is shot on Super 16 mm. More information about the film can be found on Indiewire and Film School Rejects. To sign up for the class, visit our registration page.
We are excited to announce that the narrative class film for the upcoming September/October 2013 6-Week Art of Editing Class will be We'll Never Have Paris. Directed by Simon Helberg (CBS's "The Big Bang Theory") and Jocelyn Towne (I Am I), the film stars Maggie Grace, Zachary Quinto, Simon Helberg, Melanie Lynsky, and Judith Light. The session runs from September 16 - October 25, 2013. To sign up, please visit The Edit Center's registration page.
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, edited by TEC Alum Chris Branca (Page One: Inside the New York Times) premieres in theaters today. After a successful festival run at South by Southwest and the Seattle International Film Festival, the film was picked up by Magnolia Pictures for a theatrical release. Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me premieres in Los Angeles on July 5th. The film is also available on iTunes. The official website can be seen here.
Gideon's Army, edited by TEC Alum Matthew Hamachek (If a Tree Falls, Racing Dreams) premieres today on HBO. Matthew received the Editing Award for his work on the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it had its world premiere in January. Gideon's Army follows three young, committed Public Defenders through their staggering caseloads, low pay, and long hours in a job that the vast majority of people give up after only a few years. The film's director Dawn Porter was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. To see the film's trailer and for more information, please visit the official website.