Welcome to our next installment of The Filmmaker Files. My name is James Kicklighter, director of The Sound of Identity, Angel of Anywhere and the 2024 film The American Question. In this series, we’re tackling the relationship between directors and members of our filmmaking team, in the hopes of helping first-time directors have a better experience as they begin their journey.

Our guest today is editor Davide Fiore, who has worked on numerous projects, including Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality, Vice’s Sex Before the Internet, and my film, The American Question. He also began his career in Italy, working with Ferrari, and a myriad of corporate and commercial clients. We explore the challenges in communication, how an editor helps to find the best version of the story, and the best working practices to help filmmakers understand the editing process.

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