Films are made over many days, but some days are more memorable, and important, than others. Imagine yourself in ten years looking back on this production. What day from your film’s development, production or post do you think you’ll view as the most significant and why? The night before principal photography began, I remember waking up at four in the morning, drenched in sweat, with only one though in my mind: “What am I doing?” That same morning, we started filming. I kept showing up for myself, my colleagues, and the film. I recall it so vividly because that moment felt like the […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 23, 2025A fifteen-year-old boy navigates first love, familial pressure and his newfound love of music in DJ Ahmet, premiering in the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition. The film is the feature debut by Sundance Short Film Program alum Georgi M. Unkovski. Michal Reich (The Ballad of Piargy) served as his former university mate’s editor. Below, he talks about moving scenes around in the edit to provide the desired emotional arc and preserving the performances of non-professional actors. See all responses to our annual Sundance editor interviews here. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the editor of […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 23, 2025