lynch: a history
editor
2016 - 2020
"Lynch: A History" was selected to premiere at SIFF 2019, and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and Topic. "Lynch" is a pseudo-biopic about NFL star Marshawn Lynch, and the racism and bigotry that permeates the American culture and landscape.
I was one of the editors for the film from New York Times Bestselling author David Shields. We spent 14 months collecting over 800 hours of found footage and edited that footage into a two-hour collage feature, which eventually premiered at Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) 2019.
EDITING A groundbreaking feature collage documentary about racism in America. Now streaming on Amazon Prime/Topic.
One of my college professors, David Shields, reached out to me about wanting to create a “revolutionary” film based on his bestselling novel “Black Planet” about the Seattle Supersonics. He wanted to paste together a view of America: a narrative on racism, political turmoil, police violence, social issues, gender, media, prison-industrial complex, and more.
The crux subject for the film would be Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, a polarizing figure who’s life story and attitude metaphorically reflected America’s melting pot.
Together, we would create a film that would collect seemingly disparate, disconnected footage into one cohesive stream that would critique the essence of America and its history through Marshawn’s POV.
OVERVIEW
Editor for collage documentary "Lynch: A History" from New York Times Bestselling author and director David Shields. Lynch: A History premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival 2019. I spent 8 months collecting found footage and editing over 800 hours of footage into a feature-length cut.
Collected over 800 hours of found footage to create a collage-style documentary where no new content was filmed, only pasted together and re-used from various sources;
Worked with NYT-bestselling author to shape narrative and create storyboards,
Edited a feature film that went on to premiere at SIFF and also showed at Cannes Film Festival.
WHAT I DID
VIDEO EDITING
AFTER EFFECTS & PREMIERE PRO
GRAPHIC DESIGN
ANIMATION
STORYBOARDING & SCRIPTING