Kerryn Assaizky is a freelance film and television editor living and loving in Johannesburg. Primarily a documentary editor with a strong feel for narrative, she’s brought her own particular quirk to projects ranging from 2min inserts to feature length documentaries. She collects antique typewriters and finds it odd referring to herself in the third person which is why this bio is so short…

 

EDITS/INFO_

 

Small Towns, Uhuru Productions

Editor 2 episodes

 

The Colour of Wine

Editor, Feature Documentary – Director  Akin Omotoso

 

Awarded the S.A.G.E Acronym by the South African Guild of Editors 

Use of the S.A.G.E. acronym indicates peer recognition of excellence in a field. It is the highest honour that SAGE can bestow on an editor. In 2012 the Acronym application process was revised to align itself with the international standards set by the American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.) and Australian Screen Editors (A.S.E.) associations, making it a rigorous process for both the applicant and committee.

South African Guild of Editors

 

HealthLine Season 6, The Launch Factory, 2016

Series Editor 7 episodes.

Series Director Eddie Edwards

 

90to5 Editing Challenge 2015

Best Edit award (2nd Place)

Edit a full length film down to 5 minutes…

The original cut of Tod Browning’s Freaks was lost when the studio deemed it too horrific for cinema going audiences to be subjected to. What a pity… 83 years later you can get a glimpse at the film that ruined its Director’s career.

This 5 minute cut features music from Akasa 455 – Thermal Compound (with permission).

http://90to5.org/5MM/2015/freaks-1932/

 

Aerial Africa, Aquavision for Smithsonian Channel 2015/2016

Editor – 2 x 60 mins

Aerial Africa reveals the fascinating stories you’d never find if you weren’t in the air. This series highlights the natural wonders of the southern African landscape, and considers humanity’s impact on it. From Namibia’s Fish River Canyon to the sprawling megatroplis of Johannesburg, diamond divers at Port Nolloth to herds of buffalo and elephant on Chef’s Island, this an adventure for the mind and for the senses

 

The Giant Flag, FCB/ The Giant Flag Trust, 2015

Editor – 26 x 1min

The Giant Flag is a legacy project of vast proportions, a celebration of the spirit of South Africa, her land and her people. We’re building a flag made up of millions of coloured desert plants, and a four-megawatt solar field, on a tract of land that was previously completely barren. Effectively viewable from space and the size of 66 soccer fields, the Giant Flag will not only claim its place as a natural wonder, but also as a new model of economic stimulus for previously disadvantaged communities. Job creation, clean energy and tourism come together in a world first green innovation project!

thegiantflag.co.za

 

The Shore Break, Marie-Verite Films, 2015

Editor – feature length documentary

Two Pondo cousins from a close-knit rural community have opposing plans for their homeland on South Africa’s Wild Coast. Nonhle wants to preserve their traditional lifestyle, homes and graves through eco-tourism while her older cousin Madiba plans to mine their land for titanium to create jobs and infrastructure. Madiba supports the South African Government’s plans to build a Wild Coast tolled highway through their land which some believe is routed along the coast to transport the titanium minerals.

Meanwhile, their Pondo King and Queen are dethroned by Government after speaking out against the developments. To fight for their throne the Pondo Royals must take Government to court who have replaced the King with his pro-mining nephew.

Awards

Best Feature Length Documentary: Festival International du Film d’Environnement 2015, France

Audience Choice Award for Best South African Documentary: Encounters International Documentary Film Festival 2015

Audience Choice Award: Durban International Film Festival 2015

Amnesty International Durban Human Rights Award: Durban International Film Festival 2015

Best Documentary: Silwerskerm FilmFees 2015

Mbokodo Awards 2015: Winner for Women in Film

http://theshorebreakmovie.com/

 

Miners Shot Down, Uhuru Productions 2014

Film Editing by: Kerryn Assaizky, Menno Boerema, Megan Gill, Steen Johannessen, Reuben van der Hammen

In August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africa’s biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days later the police used live ammunition to brutally suppress the strike, killing 34 and injuring many more. Using the point of view of the Marikana miners, Miners Shot Down follows the strike from day one, showing the courageous but isolated fight waged by a group of low-paid workers against the combined forces of the mining company Lonmin, the ANC government and their allies in the National Union of Mineworkers.

What emerges is collusion at the top, spiralling violence and the country’s first post-apartheid massacre. South Africa will never be the same again.

Awards

International Emmy Best Documentary 2015

http://www.minersshotdown.co.za/awards/

http://www.minersshotdown.co.za/

 

Diep Spore, Bluezone Media, 2013 

Offline editor Afrikaans documentary series, 5 eps for KykNet

 

Sugarushed, IntelliLab October/November 2012

Multicam Reality show for TopTV

 

HEALTHLINE SEASON 2, THE LAUNCH FACTORY, 2012 

Offline Editor – inserts of 13 part 24min documentary series,

Broadcast in Ghana. Series Director Eddie Edwards

 

PLAY YOUR PART SEASON 2, BORN FREE MEDIA, 2012 

Offline 3 eps, Director Teddy Mattera

 

TOUCHING LIVES SEASON 2, THE LAUNCH FACTORY, 2012

Online Editor of 13 part 24min documentary series,

Broadcast in Ghana. Series Director Eddie Edwards

 

ROUGH OR SMOOTH/ ROF OF SPOG, UNDERDOG PRODUCTIONS,  2011/2012

Offline and Online – 13 (x 2) part 24min travel documentary series, each episode cut in both English and Afrikaans, airs December 2011 to March 2012 on SABC2 & Mzanzi Magic.

 

Fuel/Duel, IntellilLab,  2011

Editor 4 x  48 minute episodes – Mindset Tuesdays at 7pm

 

Standard Bank Young Artist Awards, Red Pepper,  2011

Online and Offline profile pieces on artists in 5 categories.

Director Libby Dougherty

 

The Immigrants, Born Free Media, 2011

Offline 1 x Episode of 7 part 48 minute documentary series for SABC 1, explores identity of immigrant communities in South Africa: Portuguese, Jewish, Chinese, German, Lebanese, Greek, Italian.

 

90 Plein Street Season III Episode 2, Born Free Media, 2011

Offline ep2  & Additional editing, 24 minute drama series, TX September 2011

 

DOCUMENTATION OF ZIMBABWEANS, HUMAN RIGHTS MEDIA TRUST, UHURU PRODUCTION,  2011

24 minute documentary, still in production

 

DEKAT TV Season 2, SABC, 2010

Online & Offline Inserts and packaging of the second season of the DEKAT Magazine Show

 

The Battle for Johannesburg , 2010

Additional Offline Editor feature length documentary directed by Rehad Desai – Uhuru Productions screened in Holland and Japan for TV and at TriContinental FilmFest.

Also designed and authored DVD for release.

 

Citizen X, 2010

Online Editor feature documentary Directed by Arya Lalloo.

 

Dorothee Kreutzfeldt, 2010

Online & Offline Short Film “Suit et Fin”  exhibited at Lumumbashi in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Grading of film “The Promenade”  exhibited in installation at Johannesburg Art Gallery.

 

Bruce LaBruce: X-homes, 2010

Edited “Black on White”: video component of installation by Canadian Artist and Director Bruce LaBruce. X-Homes exhibition: Goethe Institute.

 

DEKAT Magazine Show Season 1, 2009

Online & Offline Inserts for magazine show.

 

Underdog Productions, 2008

Offline Community Builder of the Year 2008 for Shoprite Checkers/SABC 2 .

 

Uhuru Productions, Johannesburg 2008

Online & Offline 48 minute Documentary – Strokes of Grace for SABC 1.

 

Red Pill Productions, Johannesburg 2008

Documentary in development – A Tribe Apart.

 

Out in Africa, 2008

Short film – Three Good Things – Directed by Nim Geva and screened at the Out In Africa Film Festival 2008

 

Underdog Productions, 2007-2008

Editor, (Writer, Researcher, Production Manager and Junior Director)

Editor and Scriptwriter for Shoprite Checkers SABC 2 Woman of the Year Award 2008.

 

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