Kerr the Editor

Resume

EDITING

  • Qatar Stars (2023) – Editor || Director – Danielle Beverly || Premiering Soon

  • Speedbag – Editor (In Post-Production) || Directors: Alexandra Berger & Avi Zev Weider

  • Coexistence My Ass! – Assistant Editor (In Post-Production) || Director: Amber Fares

  • Burnout (2023) – Editor (short fiction film) ||  Director: Sabrina McCormick || Premiering Soon

  • Hold Your Fire (2021) – Assistant Editor || Director: Stefan Forbes || Premiered at Toronto Film Festival

  • Simple as Water (2021) – Assistant Editor ||  Director: Megan Mylan ||  Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival

  • Boycott (2021) – Associate Editor || Director: Julia Bacha ||  Premiered at DocNYC

  • Aggie (2020) – Assistant Editor || Director: Catherine Gund ||  Premiered at Sundance Film Festival

  • Cooked (2018) – Assistant Editor, feature || Editor, short version || Director: Judith Helfand || Premiered at DocNYC, ITVS Broadcast
     
  • Love, Gilda (2018) – Assistant Editor || Director: Lisa D’Apolito || Opening Night Film, Tribeca Film Festival, CNN Broadcast

  • Dusty Groove (2018) – Assistant Editor || Director: Danielle Beverly ||  Premiered at San Francisco DocFest


OTHER PRODUCTION

  • Stronger Together – Archival Researcher, branded content for 2020 Olympics (2021) || Dirty Robber Studios

  • Blind Boys of Alabama – Editor, cut-down, 10 min. version (2020) || Director: Leslie McCleave

  • Albert’s Pyuniverse – Editor, Sample reel (2020) || Director: Lisa D’Apolito


PRODUCING

  • Instructions on Parting (2018) – Producer ||  Director: Amy Jenkins ||  Premiered at MoMA Doc Fortnight

  • One Cut, One Life (2014) – Producer ||  Directors: Lucia Small & Ed Pincus || Screened at New York Film Festival


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Creative Capital Foundation, New York, NY || Manager, Professional Development Program (2014-2016)

  • The Flaherty Film Seminar, New York, NY ||  Executive Director (2006-2012)

  • Silverdocs/AFI, Silver Spring, MD || Programming Director (2003-2005)

  • Sundance Institute, Los Angeles, CA || Programmer, Sundance Film Festival (1997-2000)

  • Selection Panelist for NEA, ITVS, POV, IDA, NYSCA, Gotham Awards, Tribeca Gucci Fund, Karen Schmeer fellowships

  • Film Festival Juror for Ashland FF, Full Frame FF, Sarasota FF, New Orleans FF, Nordisk Panorama (Iceland), Xian FF (China), amongst others.  

 

SKILLS

  • Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro/Creative Suite, Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve

  • Preparation for online, conform, audio mix, broadcast delivery

  • Grace under pressure