EXPERIENCE
Freelance Editor 2001/2021
- Editor on a project basis for Humanstory Films.
- Editor of two episodes for United Tacos of America, an El Rey Network TV show. This is what Texas Monthly has to say about one of the two episodes, "...it’s the border-set Rio Grande Valley installment (episode five) that is especially impactful. There’s still plenty of laughing at their own jokes—as much a signature as their embroidered snapbacks—but in United Tacos of America, Neece and Rayo take a step back. Take, for example, the interview with two of the Angry Tías y Abuelas of the RGV. In the segment, Cindy Candia and Nayelly Barrios, members of the grassroots group dedicated to offering asylum-seeking migrants basic services and goods, are discussing their work and the reasons they do it. One of the women begins to tear up. “These are not criminals. These are people fleeing death. So, it’s a no-brainer,” Candia says, wiping tears from her eyes. “They’re human beings.” Tacos aren’t just props; they are a doorway to a greater story. This is United Tacos of America at its best."
- Editor of Seadrift, a feature length documentary by Tim Tsai. Set during the early days of Vietnamese arrival in the U.S. Seadrift examines the circumstances that led up to the shooting and its dramatic aftermath, and reveals the unexpected consequences that continue to reverberate today. Premiere at Slamdance 2019.
- Editor of 14 episodes for the Mental Health Channel at Arcos Films from September 2014 to June 2015.
- Editor of “In It To Win, The Story of Jack Abramoff”, a short documentary for UT
McCombs School of Business’ program Ethics Unwrapped. Directed by Cara
Biasucci, 22 min, 2012, USA.
- Editor of “A Cidade” (The Village), a short documentary. “Far from other urban
centers, a small town in Southern Brazil with very characteristic habits is in the
process of disappearing. The location, which has sheltered 1,454 people over 70
years of existence, has only 35 residents, all over 60 years old.” Directed by Liliana
Sulzbach, 26 min (with a 15min version), 2012, Brazil.
- Editor of Trash Dance, a documentary that follows choreographer Allison Orr in
the process of making a modern dance show in collaboration with the
employees of Solid Waste Service of Austin. Directed by Andrew Garrison, 67 min,
2012, USA.
- Editor of Travis Audubon Society tribute videos for the First, Second, and Third
Annual Victor Emanuel Conservation Award. Directed by Joan Hendrix, 9 min,
2010, 2011, 2012, USA.
- Editor of Travis Audubon Society fundraising video benefiting Youth Nature
Programs. Directed by Joan and Hammond Hendrix, 3 min, 2011, USA.
- Editor of fundraising trailer for “No No, a Dockumentary”, a documentary based
on the baseball player Dock Ellis. Directed by Jeffery Radice, 7 min, 2010, USA.
- Editor of six videos for the World Expo in Shanghai presenting the city of Porto
Alegre, Brazil. The videos portray social initiatives that granted Porto Alegre the
only spot for a Brazilian city in this exhibit with the theme “Better City, Better Life”.
Directed by Liliana Sulzbach, produced by Tempo Produções, 6 X 5 min, 2010,
Brazil.
- Editor of “Doce Brasil Holandês” (Sweet Dutch Brazil), a documentary that looks
behind the nostalgia some Brazilians feel about a short period when the country
was ruled by the Dutch. Directed by Monica Schmiedt, produced by M. Schmiedt
Produções, 52 min, 2010, Brazil. Shot in Brazil, The Netherlands, and Germany.
- Editor of “Lasting Images”, a feature-length documentary that examines the
contemporary human disposal options. Directed by Hammond Hendrix,
produced by MoonTower Productions, 52 min, 2006, USA.
- Editor of “Better Golf With Bruce”, a short documentary that tells the story of
Bruce, a man who plays golf everyday and scored a hole-in-one 2 years ago.
This wouldn’t be surprisingly if it wasn’t for the fact that Bruce has Huntington’s
disease, a degenerative brain disorder that affects motion controls. Directed by
Tom Borders, produced by Sixth Street Films, 11min, 2005, USA.
- Editor of “The Package”, a short psychological thriller where George, a 50-year-
old man, receives a mysterious package. This package will bring up George’s old
ghosts. Directed by Pritesh N. Chheda, produced by Monument Productions,
10min, 2004, USA.
- Editor and Screenwriter of “O Cárcere e a Rua” (The Prison and The Street), a
feature-length documentary that tells the story of three women in a female prison
in Brazil. Directed by Liliana Sulzbach, 80 min, 2005, Brazil.
The film received grants from The Soros Foundation and Sundance Institute
Documentary Fund.
- Editor of “Nascendo no Brasil” (Born in Brazil), a documentary that explores the
reasons behind Brazil’s high rate of cesarean sections, following several women
through their pregnancies and deliveries. Directed by Cara Biasucci, 52 min, 2001,
USA.
Project Development 2005 / 2009
Sixth Street Films
- Associate Producer of “The Overbrook Brothers”, a comedy about brother rivalry.
Directed by John Bryant, produced by Sixth Street Films, 92 min, 2009, USA.
Editor and Director 1999 / 2000
Film and Documentary Department
Zeppelin Filmes, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Director and Screenwriter of the short film “O Branco” (The Color White), a film
that tells the story of Fredi, a blind boy who speculates about the colors of things
and expresses his preference for the color white. Fiction, 35mm, 22 min, 2000,
Brazil. This short film is one of the most awarded Brazilian films. Screened in 34 film
festivals, has won 16 awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay
and also received a Special Mention from the Jury in the KinderFilmFest/Berlin Film
Festival.
- Director and Editor of “Sul Sem Fronteiras” (The Borderless South), a four-part series
that explores the cultural formation of southern Brazil. This documentary was
produced for Public Television in Brazil and also screened on Public Television in
Portugal. Documentary, video, 4x26min, 2000, Brazil.
- Editor of the short film “A Invenção da Infância” (The Invention of Childhood), a
documentary that discusses the origin and the evolution of the concept of
“childhood” and its application to today. It portraits the life and thoughts of
children from Northeastern Brazil, who work for a dollar a week, and children from
São Paulo, who have their days full of compromises and responsibilities. Directed
by Liliana Sulzbach, 16mm, 26 min, 2000, Brazil. Winner of 17 awards, including
Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Editor, and selected by more than 30 film
festivals.
Editor for Commercial Advertising, Corporate and Music Videos 1994 / 1998
Zeppelin Filmes, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Director and Editor of the documentary “Navegantes – Uma Procissão de
Histórias”, for Public Television, video, 26min, 1997, Brazil.
EDUCATION
Advertising at Federal University / Porto Alegre – RS – Brazil
SCREENINGS AND AWARDS
LONE STAR EMMY WINNER
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
October 2016
Category of Community Service: The Mental Health Channel
A CIDADE / THE VILLAGE
- It’s All True International Documentary Festival 2012: Special Jury Recognition
Award, Critics Award, Canal Brasil Acquisition Award, Sao Paulo Documentary
Association Award
- Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 2012: among the Top Ten Films chosen
by the audience.
- Brasilia Film Festival 2012: Best Director, Best Photography, Best Sound, in the Short
Documentary Competition
TRASH DANCE
- SXSW Film Festival 2012: Special Jury Recognition Award
- Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2012: Audience Award – Best Feature
- AFI/Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival 2012: Audience Award -
Best Feature
- Woods Hole Film Festival 2012: Audience Award – Best Doc Feature
- DocuWest International Documentary Festival 2012: Best Feature Award
LASTING IMAGES
- Geneva Film Festival: Best Documentary
- Worldfest Houston: Gold Remi Award
- Thin Line Documentary Film Festival
- IndieFest Chicago
- Chicago Tribune “Top 4” stand-out film award
- Chicago Sun Times’ “Must See” documentary
- New York Independent International Film Festival
O CÁRCERE E A RUA / THE PRISON AND THE STREET
- El Ojo Cojo International Film Festival / Madrid – Spain: Best Documentary Film by
unanimous decision of the jury
- 32nd Flanders International Film Festival / Ghent – Belgium
- 10th It’s All True International Documentary Film Festival / Sao Paulo - Brazil
- 28th São Paulo International Film Festival / New Directors Showcase
- 4th La Cinema Fe / New York - USA
- Forum Doc BH: Best Documentary
- 32nd Gramado Film Festival – Latin and Brazilian Cinema: Best Documentary Film
by unanimous decision of the jury
- José Lewgoy Award: Best Feature Film
- FEMINA – International Women’s Film Festival: Best Film
- Theatrical release in more than 10 cities in Brazil, followed by DVD release
O BRANCO / THE COLOR WHITE
16 awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, selected by 34 film
festivals, including:
- Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
- Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
- Austin Film Festival
- Women in the Director’s Chair Film & Video Festival
- Carroussel Internacional du Film de Rimouski / Quebec – Canada
- Berlin Film Festival/KinderFilmFest / Berlin – Germany
- Film Fest Dresden / Dresden – Germany
- Japan KinderFilmFest / Tokyo – Japan
- Giffoni Film Festival / Giffoni – Italy
- Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema / Biarritz – France
- Stockholm International Film Festival / Stockholm – Sweden
- Uppsala International Short Film Festival / Uppsala –Sweden
- Algarve International Film Festival FICA / Algarve – Portugal
- Festival Cine Clube da Feira / Santa Maria da Feira – Portugal
- Primer Festival Int’l de Cine para la Infancia y la Juventud / Mar del Plata –
Argentina
- International Children and Youth Film Festival in Sandnes / Sandnes – Norway
- The Golden Elephant - International Children’s Film Festival / Hyderabad – India
- 5th Int’l Environmental Film Festival / Istanbul – Turkey
A INVENÇÃO DA INFÂNCIA / THE INVENTION OF CHILDHOOD
17 awards, including Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Editor, selected by 37 film
festivals, including:
- Rotterdam International Film Festival / Rotterdam – Holland
- II Images du Noveau Monde / Quebec – Canada
- 3es Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montreal / Montreal –
Canada
- Cine Las Americas / Austin, TX – USA
- Short Shorts International Film Festival / Tokyo - Japan
- Latin American Input / Panama City – Panama
- Input 2001 / Cape Town – South Africa
- São Paulo International Short Film Festival / São Paulo – Brazil
- That’s All True International Documentary Film Festival / São Paulo – Brazil
- Havana Film Festival / Havana - Cuba
- Imola International Short Film Festival / Imola – Italy
- Festival Internacional de cine Documental Y Cortometraje de Bilbao / Bilbao –
Spain
- Festival Cine Clube da Feira / Santa Maria da Feira – Portugal
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia / Valdivia – Chile
- Muestra Inter Documental de Bogotá / Bogotá – Colombia
- Festival Internacional de Cine y Video sobre Derechos Humanos, Medioambiente
y Desarrollo / Buenos Aires – Argentina
- Muestra de Cine del Mercosur para la Infancia y la Juventud / Mar del Plata –
Argentina