Marie Lessel is a Danish feature and short film editor and IATSE Local 700 Assistant Editor. With over 11 years of experience, she has worked in an array of different genres and formats ranging from features, scripted and reality television, documentaries, short films and music videos. Her work has been featured in prestigious festivals like Sundance, SXSW, Fantastic Fest, Beyond Fest, Telluride Horror Show and HollyShorts. 

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She earned a diploma from European Film College, and a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Studies from The University of Copenhagen, and even spent a semester abroad studying at The University of Texas at Austin (Hook ‘em Horns!), before traveling to Los Angeles in 2020. There she earned her MFA in Film and Television Production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

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Feeding her lifelong passion for genre films, her focus is to tell fantastical, hilarious and horrific stories that touch on the human experience in all its forms. She is primarily known for working in the horror genre,  but has also worked on documentaries about death, grief, running, and music, and popular reality television shows like Danish versions of Survivor and MasterChef.

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She is a member of The Motion Picture Editor's Guild and is based in Los Angeles.