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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Fellowships
Languages
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Sabereh Kashi

Oakland,CA

Summary

Creative Video Editor bringing fifteen years of comprehensive experience editing film and video pieces to better suit audience. Communicative and systematic professional certified in Multimedia Video Arts paired with strong portfolio and strong knowledge of editing apps. Efficient and reliable with passion for bringing creative projects to fruition.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Documentary Editor/Consultant

Freelance
01.2009 - Current
  • Collaborated with directors and producers to refine the overall vision, ensuring seamless integration of visuals, audio, and narrative elements.
  • Showcased the human story behind each documentary subject through empathetic and engaging editing techniques that connected with viewers on an emotional level.
  • Streamlined post-production workflow through effective organization and management of media assets, including footage, graphics, music, and sound effects.


Documentary Projects:

  • Surviving International Boulevard (co-editor - 2016) won multiple awards at international festivals.
  • Sonita (work sample editor - 2016), won awards at IDFA, Audience award at Sundance,
  • Our Summer in Tehran (editor/co-writer - 2011) broadcasted nationally on PBS and international television networks, a selection of IDFA and UNAFF festivals.
  • Boys and Men Healing (editor - 2011)
  • In the Name of Their Mothers (work sample editor - 2011), broadcasted on PBS National, TV Poland, BBC, KQED - won multiple awards in film festivals.
  • Calling Nate (co-editor - 2004), a selection of Hot Docs and Inside Out festivals.

Filmmaker/Editor/Cultural Strategist

Woven Multimedia
01.2009 - Current
  • Writes, directs, edits, and produces The Patient Woman (a feature length documentary currently in post-production). The project raised over $50,000 in a crowd-funding campaign and the work samples have been
    presented at multiple universities and community and cultural organizations and portrayed in various
    media outlets including KPFA’s Women’s Magazine, and BBC Persian broadcasted to over 140 million
    Persian speaking audiences.
  • Developed concepts, wrote, produced, edited, and distributed videos and web series for internet and social media for various purposes including marketing, outreach, fundraising, and education
  • Clients include: City of Oakland, Goodwill Industries, Alameda County, Project Reconnect, Literary Lots, Enact Arts, Alliance for Community Development, and Port of Oakland.

TV Series/Reality Show Editor

B Productions
03.2008 - 09.2008
  • Edited the TV Series B
  • Boppin, and The Big Talent Be, created by Nik Tabri and Barry Falck, and Staring Nick Shakour and Mike Gamble.

Editor

MTV Networks
01.2006 - 06.2007
  • Editing TV programming, half-hour diary-style shows, promos, lifestyle and reality shows, and entertainment segments for MTV Live, and Laguna Beach and The Hills AfterShows.

Editor

Toronto 1/Sun TV
08.2003 - 12.2005
  • Editing broadcasting features, news, and entertainment for Toronto Tonight News Magazine, A-List, and Inside Jam.

Education

Professional Certificate - Multimedia Video Arts

Berkeley City College
Berkeley, CA
05.2021

Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced TV And Film - Editing

Sheridan Institute For Technology And Advanced Learning
01.2002

MFA - Film Studies

Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts
01.1998

Bachelor of Fine Arts -

Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts
01.1995

Skills

  • Teamwork orientation
  • Visual storytelling
  • Collaborative Approach
  • Cultural Sensitivity
  • Music Selection
  • Storytelling expertise
  • Project Organization
  • Adobe Premiere Pro

Fellowships

  • Filmmaker-in-Residence, SFFilm House, San Francisco Film Society, 2018
  • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Why Citizenship?, October 2016 - 2017

Languages

English
Full Professional
Persian
Full Professional

Timeline

Documentary Editor/Consultant

Freelance
01.2009 - Current

Filmmaker/Editor/Cultural Strategist

Woven Multimedia
01.2009 - Current

TV Series/Reality Show Editor

B Productions
03.2008 - 09.2008

Editor

MTV Networks
01.2006 - 06.2007

Editor

Toronto 1/Sun TV
08.2003 - 12.2005

Professional Certificate - Multimedia Video Arts

Berkeley City College

Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced TV And Film - Editing

Sheridan Institute For Technology And Advanced Learning

MFA - Film Studies

Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts -

Tehran University, Faculty of Fine Arts
Sabereh Kashi