Work on major documentary projects

The Forever Prisoner (HBO, 2021)

Academy Award winner Alex Gibney delves into the story of Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah, the “patient zero” of the U.S. “enhanced interrogation” program. The film examines its origins and aftermath through archive and high-profile interviews.

Jigsaw Productions. Directed by Alex Gibney.

Credit: Assistant Editor

Oversaw the technical side of post-production, served as the link between production, the editor and the supervising editor/writer, organized the project, performed additional archival research, analyzed archival footage, pulled selects, contributed to the editing.

Agents of Chaos (HBO, 2020)

Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney examines the circumstances surrounding Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election in a two-part HBO special.

Jigsaw Productions. Directed by Alex Gibney; Part Two directed by Alex Gibney and Javier Alberto Botero.

Credit: First Assistant Editor | Researcher

First got involved with the project when it was in development, then worked full-time for 1.5 years. Lead a team of Assistant Editors, coordinated the work between the Assistant Editors’ team and three Editors. Developed solutions for the remote workflow during the pandemic -  that coincided with the finishing stages of the project. Provided crucial story research: leveraged years of experience as a journalist in Russia to pinpoint an important interviewee, whistleblower and former employee of the troll factory, who would become an essential part of the story. Analyzed years’ worth of memes and internal troll videos and communications, located unique, hard-to-find archive that helped the story.

The Innocence Files (Netflix, 2020)

Documentary series highlighting the Innocence Project’s 25 years of helping to overturn wrongful convictions in the U.S.

Jigsaw Productions (episodes 7, 8, 9). Directed by Alex Gibney, Andy Grieve, Sarah Dowland.

Credit: Assistant Editor

Worked with three editors, ingesting and organizing footage, pulling selects and pre-editing scenes.

AGE OF NO FEAR (2018, short)

Energized by social media, Russian teenagers protest Vladimir Putin’s regime, facing pressure from police, schools and their parents.

Directed, produced, shot and edited by Olga Slobodchikova. Documentary profiles teenage activists protesting against Vladimir Putin - who has ruled the country since before many of them were born. In 2017, tens of thousands of teenagers poured on to the streets, energized by opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Their youth makes teenage activists uniquely vulnerable to being pressured by adults in their lives - who support Putin either out of their own conviction or desire to conform with the pro-Putin majority. Facing arrests, threats from their teachers and fears of their parents, the teens face a choice if the stakes are too high to continue their activism.