As an editor, regardless of the genre of a given project, I am invested in connecting – both intellectually and emotionally – with all the footage at my disposal. This approach, coupled with a flexible attitude to experimentation, is what I use to navigate the non-linear experience of cutting, stitching, and weaving together a coherent and compelling story.

What excites me about editing is that it's open and unpredictable. At the beginning of each new project, the final outcome is always unknown. I choose to immerse myself fully in the metaphoric journey I embark on for each project I get involved in. As insular and highly focused as the editing process needs to be, the form of a project emerges through ongoing collaborative conversation and (re-)viewing footage. I value this close work with directors and others in making each project the best it can possibly be.

My passion for my craft hasn’t changed over the past 18 years, nor through the thousands of hours, I’ve committed to the discipline of editing. I am again and again inspired by the ways in which editing challenges me from project to project. These challenges, unique to each new project, are something that gives me great energy. I have worked across a broad range of genres and themes. These range from feature films to artist’s films, documentary and wildlife. I also constantly look, both critically and for inspiration, at the work of my colleagues, locally and internationally, driven by a strong desire to keep refining my craft. 

Winner Best Editing:

Birth of a Pride 

Asian Cinematography Awards (ACA) April 2019

European Cinematography Awards (ECA) April 2019

Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, Kolkata, India May 2019

Okavango: River of Dreams (Director’s Cut)

1st Golden Merlion Awards, World Film Carnival, Singapore (WFCS) 2021

New York Cinematography Awards February 2020

Docs Without Borders Film Festival 2020

Matsalu Nature Film Festival, Estonia 2020

Outstanding Achievement Award for Editing:

Okavango: River of Dreams (Director’s Cut)

World Film Carnival, Singapore March 2020

Druk International Film Festival, Bhutan February 2020
Druk International Film Festival, Bhutan June 2019

Nomination for Best Editing:

Queen Sono

Best Editing for a TV Drama 15th South African Film and Television Awards, 2021

Those Who Can’t

Best Editing for a TV Comedy 10th South African Film and Television Awards, 2016

End Game

Best Editing for a TV Drama 9th South African Film and Television Awards, 2015

Sorted

Best Editing for a TV Comedy 1st South African Film and Television Awards, 2006

Special Mention

Diary of an Elephant Orphan

Best Edited Film, Encounters Refinery Award, 2024

Judges remarks “Charming, moving, heart warming - What’s not to like? The judges were  completely invested in the fate of baby elephant Khanyisa: Would she survive? Would    she be accepted into the herd? This powerful emotional hold was achieved through the    edit by the sustained diary style, the graceful editing of the observational scenes; and the    excellent crafting of the structure - which created a strong story narrative to keep the    stakes high and the viewer guessing at every twist and turn of fate.”

Audience Jury Prize

Okavango: River of Dreams (Episode 3)

Sondrio Festival, Italy, 2020

Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative 2012

Nominee for the 6th cycle mentorship with award winning film editor Walter Murch