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Marie Lessel
Credits
Editor
Godmother | Feature | Dir. John Veron | Helmstreet Productions, Charred Pictures
Official selection: Fantastic Fest 2026
Official selection: Film Quest 2026
Official selection: Monsterfest Melbourne 2026
Haint | Short | Dir. Jahmil Eady | 271 Films
Premiere: Tribeca Film Festival 2025
Late Night Competition Jury Award & Audience Award: Seriesfest 2026
Official Selection: Beyond Fest 2025
Distribution: Hulu
Through The Eyes of A Death Doula | Documentary | Dir. Capucine Salvi-Offer
Upcoming
The Things We Keep | Short | Dir. Joanna Fernandez | Femina Films
Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival 2025, Midnight Shorts Program
Official Selection: Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2024
Winner - Best Short Film: Victory International Film Festival 2025
Distribution: Delta Airlines Inflight Entertainment & ALTER
Diane Warren: Relentless | Documentary | Dir. Bess Kargman | XTR
Additional Editor
SXSW 2024 Audience Award Nominee, 24 Beats Per Second
Distribution: Masterclass
Sink Or Sin | Short | Dir. Jason Sanchez | OWong Productions
Official Selection: Beverly Hills Film Festival 2025
Distribution: Cosmic Films
American Girl | Short | Dir. Andrea Riba | Femina Films
Official Selection: LA Shorts International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Hollyshorts 2023
The Spirit Became Flesh | Short | Dir. Jesse Parker Aultman
Official Selection: Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Telluride Horror Show 2023
Best Student Short Nominee: Film Quest 2023
Solo | Music Video | Dir. Olivia Wong | OWong Productions
Artist: Dakota Kruz
Sylvie’s Monster | Short | Dir. Craig Lief
Winner - Best Short Film: Another Hole In The Head Film Festival 2023
Official Selection: Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival 2023
Madness Incarnate | Short | Dir. Olivia Wong | OWong Productions
Finalist - Best Editing: Independent Short Awards 2022
Best Thriller Short Nominee: Indie X Film Fest 2022
Best Dark Comedy Short Nominee: Indie Short Fest 2022
Morse Code | Short | Dir. McKenzi Vanderberg
Winner - Best Genre Film: First Look Festival 2022
Official Selection: Micheaux Film Festival 2022
Official Selection: Horrorhound Film Festival 2022
Distribution: ALTER
You Before Me | Documentary | Dir. Cécile Desaint
Distribution: Filmstriben (Danish Streaming Service)
Assistant Editor
Strangers | Feature | Dir. Jeff Ward | Co-Created
1st Assistant Editor
Carrie | Season 1, Ep 1-8 | EP. Mike Flanagan | Amazon MGM
Distribution: Prime Video
47 Meters Down: The Wreck | Feature | Dir. Patrick Lussier | Tea Shop
1st Assistant Editor
Learning To Fly | Documentary | Dir. Max Lowe | ACE
Distribution: Prime Video
Ferrari / Michael Mann Archives | EPK + NFT | Dir. Michael Mann | Forward Pass
Assistant + Online Editor
Shrapnel | Mini Series | Dir. Jerry O'Flaherty | Stargate Studios
1st Assistant Editor
Diane Warren: Relentless | Documentary | Dir. Bess Kargman | XTR
SXSW 2024 Audience Award Nominee, 24 Beats Per Second
Heart Strings | Feature | Dir. Ate de Jong | Mulholland Film
Online Editor
MasterChef Denmark | Reality TV | Metronome Productions
Distribution: TV3 Denmark
Robinson Expeditionen / Survivor Denmark | Reality TV | Strong Productions
Distribution: TV3 Denmark
Draget | Short | Dir. Christian Bengtson
Best Short Nominee - Fiction/Animation: Danish Film Awards (Robert Awards) 2019
Revenge of The Necromancer | Feature | Dir. Sohail A. Hassan | Pure Fiction
Premiere: CPH PIX Film Festival 2018
Motion Picture Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700
Assistant Editor
MFA in Film and Television Production
USC School of Cinematic Arts, 2020 - 2022
Exchange Semester at Radio-Television-Film
University of Texas At Austin, 2018
BA in Film and Media Studies
University of Copenhagen, 2015 - 2018
Diploma
European Film College, 2014 - 2015
Guilds &
Education
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