EDITOR
Rosella Tursi
I am a New York City-based editor. I most recently edited the premiere episode of the critically-acclaimed HBO docuseries Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York, which won a Golden Tomato award for Best Reviewed Docuseries 2023 from Rotten Tomatoes.
I also have two other HBO docuseries slated for release this year, including God Save Texas: The Price of Oil, premiering at Sundance 2024.
I mostly edit documentaries with production companies including House of NonFiction, Story Syndicate, Jigsaw Productions, Killer Films, Vice Studios and JuVee Productions.
I love to dip into the narrative world too. This past spring, I cut The Knowing, a short horror film that screened at HollyShorts and made the rounds at lots of other festivals.
I have also edited multiple episodes of the award-winning Canadian television series Mohawk Girls.
I choose projects that have meaning for me, that tell stories I believe in. I love to find those special moments in an interview or verité scene that say a lot about the person, sometimes with just a subtle gesture or pause. Even with the most serious subjects, I tend to find some warmth and even humor at times. I'm known for my storytelling skills and the emotion and empathy I bring to my work.
I am currently in production on my own short documentary, The Time My Grandmother Was Held Hostage by Bank Robbers. I am directing, producing and editing the film. I hope to have it ready for festival submissions in 2024.
Recent Editing Projects
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Untitled documentary series, HBO, coming in 2024
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directed by Alex Stapleton
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Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York, HBO, documentary series, 2023
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directed by Anthony Caronna
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The Knowing, short film, 2023
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directed by Erin Lovett
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God Save Texas: The Price of Oil, HBO, documentary series, premiering at Sundance 2024
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directed by Alex Stapleton
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Pride, FX, (3 episodes) documentary series, 2020
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1980s Underground, directed by Anthony Caronna and Alex Smith
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1990s The Culture Wars, directed by Yance Ford
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2000s Y2Gay, directed by Ro Haber
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Dirty Money, Netflix, documentary series, 2019
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directed Kyoko Miyake
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Willie, feature documentary, 2019
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directed by Laurence Mathieu-Léger
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The Last Defense, documentary series, 2018
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directed by Amani Martin
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Nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing, Documentary Series or Program for JFK: The Smoking Gun, 2014
Selected to teach a group of young Inuit filmmakers in the Stories of Our Land workshop in Iqaluit, Nunavut in Canada's Arctic in 2011