Kerr the Editor

Resume

EDITING

    • Untitled Zohran Mamdani Doc (In Post-Production) – Additional Editor || Director: Julia Bacha

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

    • Beyond the Headlines (2025) – Editor || Director: James Blue || Premiered at Virginia Black Film Festival

    • ’99 Snapshots (2026) – Editor || Director: Michael Berman 

    • Qatar Stars (2023) – Editor || Director: Danielle Beverly || Premiered at DokuBaku International Film Festival

    • Coexistence My Ass! (2025) – Assistant Editor || Director: Amber Fares || Premiered at Sundance Film Festival

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

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

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

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

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

    • 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, Theatrical Release

    • 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