Selected Work
Arthur Miller: Writer
Director: Rebecca Miller
Credit: Editor
Production: HBO
Premiered: Telluride Film Festival, New York Film Festival
Awards: Nominated for News and Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary Watch Trailer
Told from the unique perspective of his daughter, filmmaker Rebecca Miller, Arthur Miller: Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines archival, home movies, interviews, and voice-over to tell the triumphs, turmoils, and personal story behind one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century. Filmed over the last 2 decades of Miller’s life and intertwining Miller’s public, private, and professional lives — Arthur Miller: Writer is a historical, sociocultural, and most of all personal look at a man’s life.
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Running With Beto
Director: David Modigliani
Credit: Editor
Production: HBO
Premiered: South by Southwest Film Festival
Awards: Winner of Audience Award at South by Southwest Film Festival Watch Trailer
Running With Beto follows Beto O'Rourke behind the scenes of his breakaway campaign to unseat Ted Cruz in the United States Senate. With intimate access to the candidate, his family and team, this independent documentary captures Beto's rise from a virtual unknown to a national political sensation. The documentary was edited as the race was ongoing and with 500 hours of footage was finished about one month after the election.
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The Last Dance
Director: Jason Hehir
Credit: Additional Editor, Episodes 5-7
Production: Netflix, ESPN
Awards: Winner of Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction series, Primetime Emmy Award Watch Trailer
Led by Michael Jordan, the 1990s Chicago Bulls establish themselves as one of the most notable dynasties in sports history. This 10 part series is the definitive documentary on the life and career of Michael Jordan — mixing interview, archival, and graphics. I was an additional editor on several episodes, most of my work is seen in the 1991 NBA finals and Jordan’s career as a baseball player.
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Ready or Not
Director: David Modigliani and Paloma Martinez
Credit: Editor
Production: Fuse TV
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After surviving a shooting at his church while teaching Sunday school to toddlers, Marcel McClinton becomes the first member of the Parkland generation to run for elected office. A 17 year-old Black teenager coming of age, Marcel is fearless and media savvy, but can also be naive and undisciplined. He goes to prom, builds a team, raises money - and says goodbye to his friends leaving for college. Working class, talented and righteous, Marcel searches for what it means to be a man - and a leader.
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King of Cool
Director: Tom Donahue
Credit: Additional Editor
Production: Turner Classic Movies, Arte
Known as a member of the Rat Pack and the side man in Martin and Lewis, King of Cool explores the career of Dean Martin – how he came to be, his solo act, his popular variety show — and what was behind the man known for his cool persona, the man so elusive many have tried and failed to understand him. Interviewees include Norman Lear, RZA, Jon Hamm, Angie Dickinson, Alec Baldwin, Peter Bogdonavich, Bill Boggs, Barry Levinson, Frankie Avelon, and Florence Henderson,
Kim’s Video
Director: Ashley Sabin & David Redmon
Credit: Consulting Editor
Premiered: Sundance Film Festival
Production: Drafthouse Films
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Physical media reigns supreme in Kim’s Video, an elegiac tribute to the iconic video store in New York City that inspired a generation of cinephiles before it mysteriously closed its doors and sent its legendary film archive to a small Sicilian village for “safekeeping.” But what starts as an homage to cinema quickly becomes a rescue mission to ensure the eternal preservation of the beloved video collection.
Contact + Bio
I am a film editor who lives in Brooklyn, New York. I began my career in reality television and eventually moved into documentary. I edited Arthur Miller: Writer, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy, and can be watched on HBO. I also worked on films such as The Last Dance, Running With Beto, and The King of Cool. I was a lead consultant on Kim’s Video, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Recently, I was the sole editor of a 5 part, 5 hour series for Apple TV that will be announced soon.
I have strong technical skills, along with research + archival — so I bring more than just picture editing to a project. I love riding my bike all over the city at all hours and love my kids most of all.
Please email me directly for links and work samples.
dbartner at gmail dot com