Filmcraft: American Cinema Editors

ACE Presents, our popular collaborative series with American Cinema Editors (ACE), will continue in November and December with two very special screenings.

For one night only in November, Metrograph welcomes Michael R. Miller, ACE, to discuss in-depth his work on Terry Zwigoff’s mordantly hilarious Ghost World (2001), a tour de force of deadpan comic timing.

In December, editor Michael Taylor, ACE, and director/editor Julia Loktev discuss their work together on Day Night Day Night (2006), a bracingly immediate depiction of (the final?) 48 hours in a would-be suicide bomber’s life, generating white-knuckle suspense with the most minimal of means.

American Cinema Editors (ACE) is dedicated not only to advancing the art and science of the film editing profession, but also to helping the public understand the role of the editor and the impact their contributions have on a motion picture. With this series, ACE pairs a great film and a moderated conversation with that film’s editor, providing a glimpse into one of cinema’s most vital but least understood artistic practices.