Editor Amy Foote on the Opening of 'The Work'

Editor Amy Foote on the opening of "The Work." Recorded at "Sight, Sound & Story" on June 10, 2017.

Amy Foote is a documentary editor based in Brooklyn, NY. Her editing credits include; "The Work" (SXSW Grand Jury Winner 2017), the Peabody Award winning film "Mavis!" (HBO), "1964" (PBS American Experience), the Emmy-nominated film, and James Beard Award winning film "A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt" (HBO, BBC); "For Once In My Life," (PBS Independent Lens, SXSW Audience Award 2010, IDA Best Music Documentary); the Emmy-nominated film "Finishing Heaven" (HBO), "Mosuo Sisters" (Cinereach/ITVS) and "The Least of These: Family Detention In America" (SXSW/Snag Films). Her co-producer credits include "A Matter Of Taste" and "Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman" (Sundance Channel, BBC, Arte).

"The Work" - Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, three men from the outside participate in a four-day group-therapy retreat with a group of incarcerated men for a real look at the challenges of rehabilitation.

About our sponsor: Awarded Annually, The Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship was created in 2010 to honor the memory of gifted editor Karen Schmeer. It is a year-long experience that encourages and champions the talent of an emerging documentary editor. It creates opportunities to help cultivate an editor's artistry and craft, and expand his or her professional and creative community.

"Sight Sound and Story" is an annual event presented by Manhattan Edit Workshop that brings audiences "behind the scenes" with legends of visual storytelling. Each year the one day summit brings together a collection of diverse and intriguing high-profile speaker series to discuss the evolving world of post-production. Panels topics have included the art and processes of editing film & television, exploring ground-breaking interactive media, the fast pace of cutting sports television, getting the real from reality television, experiencing the magic of feature sound design, taking a look at the vital roles of the VFX artist, and deconstructing key scenes from fiction and documentary favorites.

Manhattan Edit Workshop offers a full range of courses, from the Avid, Autodesk, Blackmagic, Assimilate and Apple products to the complete suite of Adobe applications.

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