Bleeding Love with Autumn Dea
Today’s episode is a conversation with Autumn Dea. She shares her journey into editing, her early interest in storytelling, the transition from advertising to long-form editing, and her experiences working on the film BLEEDING LOVE which was directed by Emma Westenberg starring Ewan McGregor and Clara McGregor. We discuss the emotional aspects of editing, the importance of collaboration with directors, and the challenges faced in the editing process. Autumn Dea is a film, television, and commercial editor from Los Angeles, CA. Originally hailing from the Philadelphia, PA area, Dea graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in film and a double minor in media studies and psychology. Dea's unique editorial background has allowed her to work with various high-profile artists and actors, including Beyonce, Lizzo, Ewan McGregor, and Jay Duplass. Her most recent feature film BLEEDING LOVE, directed by Emma Westenberg and starring Ewan McGregor and Clara McGregor, world premiered at SXSW 2023. The film has already garnered industry praise and was chosen as one of the must-see films of the festival by Deadline's SXSW 2023 Hotlist. Her most recent documentary feature film, LOVE, LIZZO (HBO Max), directed by Doug Pray and starring Grammy Award-winning musician and vocalist Lizzo, premiered on HBO Max in November 2022. Previously, her feature film, SHITHOUSE (IFC), directed by Cooper Raiff, won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at SXSW 2020 and was named Vanity Fair's 10 Best Movies of 2020. Her work in television has also received accolades including an Emmy award for THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S PAST (PBS), and inclusion in the Tribeca Film Festival for the documentary feature THE DEATH OF MY TWO FATHERS (PBS), directed by Sol Guy.
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