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Cut to 11: THE MAYSLES SISTERS

Cut to: The Maysles Sisters Before, During and After the Brothers On this page are the biographies of the five women, a filmography of the twenty-two films they made, and then a list of the other editors who worked on films with the Maysles from 1961-2015. On the following page, you can see screen credits…

Cut to 10: INTRO TO THE MAYSLES SISTERS AND BROTHERS

Cut to: The Maysles Brothers Had a Few Sisters There are twenty-two documentary films that are commonly referred to as films “by the Maysles” despite the fact that five women played a crucial role in their production. But let’s start at the beginning: Between 1955 and 1966, David and Albert Maysles made nine films. David…

Cut to 13: INTRO TO THE SEVENTEEN EDITORS (AND JEAN ROUCH)

Cut to: Introduction to the seventeen editors (and Jean Rouch) Jean Rouch (1917-2004) is arguably the most renowned maker of ethnographic films in the twentieth century. His filmography spans five and a half decades (1947-2002) and has influenced countless filmmakers. It has also been the subject of intense debate, given its subject matter (primarily several…

Cut to 14: THE SEVENTEEN EDITORS

Cut to: The Seventeen Editors The seventeen editors are profiled below, in alphabetical order, with whatever Rouch film titles I could find credited to them. They might have done numerous others: many of the films have no on-screen crew credits, nor are those listed in the books or websites devoted to his work. I found…

BARON, SUZANNE

Suzanne Baron 1927 – 1995 Shortly after editing her first film in 1952, Suzanne Baron was an uncredited co-editor on Jacques Tati’s Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot. Tati then employed her as his sole (and properly credited) editor on Mon Oncle. In the late 1950’s, Baron worked at the Musee de l’Homme alongside the ethnographic…

INNIS, CHRIS

Chris Innis, ACE No birth date available. Chris Innis, ACE graduated from the University of California Berkeley with a B.A. in film studies, and earned an M.F.A. in live-action filmmaking from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). She began her career in cinema as an assistant, and later an associate, editor on numerous films including…

CHRISTIE, SANDRA

Sandra Christie, ACE No birth date available. Sandra Christie, ACE is an editor of contemporary and historical documentary films, many of which have been broadcast on PBS and have won numerous festival and industry awards. She began working in 1991 as an assistant editor on two episodes of PBS’ American Experience series. Her first credit…

AMEND, KATE

Kate Amend, ACE No birth date available. Kate Amend, ACE began her career as a professor of women’s studies, but her passion for the feminist movement inspired her to become a filmmaker. Although she was dismayed when she discovered that her first film industry job syncing dailies was to be at a company that specialized…

WHEELER, ELIZABETH

Elizabeth Wheeler (and the women of the OWI) 1920-1956 Although Elizabeth Wheeler’s life, and her career as a director and editor, were short, she is included here as an example of at least half a dozen women who wrote, directed and/or edited newsreels, shorts and feature films for the Office of War Information in their…

BÖHLER, BETTINA

Bettina Böhler Born 1960 At age 18, Bettina Böhler began working as an assistant in a dubbing studio, preferring “learning by doing” in the editing room because little formal filmmaking education was available in West Germany. Her first theatrical feature was You Love Me Too (co-directed by Helmut Berger, Anje Franky, & Dani Levy). She…