Ep 45: Oscar and Bafta nominated, Katie Bryer

Katie Bryer
Film Editor

Initially trained as a drama editor, first at the NFTS and later at the BBC, and started working on documentaries in 2010. She has since worked on many award-winning documentaries on subjects ranging from forced marriage to human trafficking to Everest to the moon, and in fifteen different languages. Her first feature documentary was the popular snowboarding movie, WE RIDE for Grain Media, and she went on to co-edit the Oscar-nominated VIRUNGA, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel. In 2014 she returned to her drama roots and edited the award-winning feature rom-com SUPERBOB, directed by Jon Drever and described as a 'modern romantic classic' by Ricky Gervais. In 2015 she worked with Orlando again on MOON SHOT, a series of short documentaries for J.J.Abram's company Bad Robot. In 2018, BRUCE LEE & THE OUTLAW was released, a film which not only draws on her experience of working with difficult subject matters, but also her drama background and passion for story-telling.

'I had the support of the most wonderful editor, Katie Bryer, and I just want to work with her again and again. She cut the film beautifully, and she was my collaborator every step of the journey.'
Alex Holmes, director of ‘Maiden’

'...it’s the plentiful on-board material, excitingly structured and paced by doc veteran Holmes with editor Katie Bryer, that lends “Maiden” great immediacy, suspense, and rooting value'
Dennis Harvey reviews ‘Maiden’, Variety
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'...what distinguishes the documentary apart from its countless genre-mates is the pacing, which is constructed in a sleek, flawless fashion and blurs by without an inkling of a dull moment. The film is distinctly barebones with hardly a minute wasted.'
Jonathan Christian reviews ‘Maiden’, The Playlist

“Katie was a vital part of this project from day one. She has a fantastic sense of story and a strong sensitivity when it comes to dealing with difficult issues and vulnerable protagonists. Virunga would not have turned into the film it did without Katie’s input throughout the filmmaking process”
Orlando von Einsiedel, director of Oscar nominated ‘Virunga’
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“She has a great eye for story and for detail, and often editors can only see one, not the other. Editing is a conversation – with the Director and with the audience, and Katie is one of the world’s great conversationalists. She will completely and utterly commit to your project and make it better than you could have ever hoped.”
Jon Drever, director of ‘SuperBob’

You can view more about Katie and her website here: https://www.katiebryer.com

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