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.
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.