After the 2021 Sundance premiere of Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir I had the unique opportunity to do several interviews about the film. This was the first time in my career that I was able to pause and reflect on the creative, collaborative and technical aspects of documentary editing.
These interviews were also a chance to process the tragic loss of my director, James Redford, while still finishing the film.
I’ve collected the various interviews and writings below.
A long convo with Kenny McMillan of Pro Video Coalition. This one goes deep on some the nitty gritty of editing including control surfaces, the perks and pitfalls of pandemic editing, and much more. I’m a big fan of Pro Video Coalition so it was a thrill to be featured.
A fun conversation with Brie Clayton at the essential video nerd forum: Creative Cow. Clayton was a fan of Amy Tan, so it was especially fun to chat with her about the finer details of the editing process, the parallels between the film’s style and Tan’s writings, and the relationships at the heart of the project. I also talk a bit about my own path to becoming an editor.
A great conversation with my producer, Cassandra Jabola, pop-culture journalist, Kristen Maldonado, and myself. We talk about the filmmaking process, collaborating with Amy Tan, representation and perspective in the crew, our own love of documentary, and so much more.
After finishing Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir I wrote this technical article on my experience using Premiere Pro’s new(at the time) Productions feature.
In this short interview I give a detailed description of my editing approach, specifically, how I narrow down what content to use. It also features some discussion of the mid-pandemic virtual Sundance experience.
A great write up on the backstory to Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir and the emotional process of finishing the film. Author, Drew Pearce, based this piece on an interview with me and producer Cassandra Jabola.
A succinct retelling of the editing process on Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir.
A short but thorough written interview about working with Jamie Redford, the impact of the pandemic, how to take feedback, managing expectations and some of the technical aspects of edit Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir.