Episode 3 - Editing w/ Shahnaz Dulaimy

A conversation with Iraqi feature-length film editor Shahnaz
Dulaimy about the many layers of editing. We discuss
storytelling, sound, pacing, gender, and more.


Speaker bio: Shahnaz Dulaimy is a feature film editor who started
her career in the Arab film industry working on Annemarie
Jacir’s When I Saw You (2012), Naji Abu Nowar’s Oscar
nominated Theeb (2014), and Shahad Ameen's Oscar
selected Scales (2019). She studied filmmaking in Rome, and
delved into extensive research of film editing theories, and
applying them in practice. Shahnaz went on to become the first
Avid certified editor in the Middle East, and has been actively
cutting films since.


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