Sandra Adair

Sandra Adair (born Sandra Estrin; 1952)[1] is an American film editor who has worked with director Richard Linklater since 1993.

Life

Sandra Adair was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico as daughter of Herman and Rachel Estrin. Her family moved to Las Vegas in the early 1960s.[1]

Adair later lived in Los Angeles. Since 1977 she had first jobs as in the movie industry. In the beginning of her career she often worked as assistant editor for her brother Robert Estrin.[1] Together they worked on films and documentary features such as Desert Hearts (1985), Creation of the Universe (1985), What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) or Internal Affairs (1990). In 1991 she moved to Austin, Texas. Since 1993 she has edited all of Richard Linklater's films.[2] For some of his movies she also was co-producer.

Adair received the ACE Eddie Award for her editing of Boyhood (directed by Richard Linklater - 2014). She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film.

Adair is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, of American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.) and Austin Film Society.

Selected filmography

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Carlsbad native nominated for Academy Award for film editing of "Boyhood", currentargus.com, retrieved 19 January 2015
  2. ↑ Alter, Ethan (July 17, 2014). "How 'Boyhood' Editor Sandra Adair Helped Shape The Film's 12-Year Evolution". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2015-01-15.

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