Work on major documentary projects

I worked on high-profile projects for HBO, Amazon, Netflix, Showtime etc., as a lead assistant editor, archival researcher, post supervisor and sizzle editor. My upcoming projects include a series about corruption in the post-Soviet space (Assistant Editor, two episodes on Ukraine), documentary film about a basketball star (Researcher, specifically researching Russian archive) and a documentary about cryptoart (Assistant Editor / Post Supervisor). Below are select films that have already premiered:

The Lincoln Project (Showtime, 2022)

Five-part series takes viewers inside the war rooms of former elite Republican strategists and consultants who joined forces for the sole purpose of bringing down Donald Trump.

The Othrs, Bloomfish. Directed by Karim Amer, Fisher Stevens.

Credit: Assistant Editor

Performed editorial tasks, built sequences, executed notes, streamlined delivery of assets and cuts between the production team and the editors, contributed to the editing process.

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. Documentary Emmy winner as an Outstanding Investigative Documentary.

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.

Jigsaw Productions. Directed by Alex Gibney; Part Two directed by Alex Gibney and Javier Alberto Botero. Documentary Emmy nominee as an Outstanding Investigative Documentary.

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.