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Mikayla Irle

Documentary Editor

Email mikayla.irle@gmail.com

Phone (253) 344-7515
 

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WORK SAMPLES

ABOUT

I have 10 years of experience as an Editor and Lead Assistant Editor in New York City. I've worked on films for HBO, Apple TV, Showtime, Sundance, Discovery and more. I am the Editor of the award-winning feature Rabbi on the Block and an Emmy-nominated Editor for Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

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I love editing with vérité and archival footage. I love getting insights into unfamiliar subcultures, and I love strong characters with a message, whether that’s expressed through direct action, art, or grassroots community work. Black and Missing, 16 Shots, and America Divided all highlight political-issue shows I’ve worked on, but I’m especially proud of Rabbi on the Block, which takes a very personal look at how being Black and Jewish affects one woman’s work on gun violence in Chicago.
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I currently live in Washington State, where I’m editing videos for local doc-makers and an outdoors recreation company. I’m seeking the next feature documentary to pour my heart into, so please get in touch!

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

Documentary Editing

  • Building story from interviews, vérité, & archival sources

  • Communicating creative ideas with director, producers, composer, & graphic artists

  • Generating coverage ideas, interview questions, and shoot needs

  • Adjusting edit for legal and cost limitations 

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Technical Post-Production Expertise

  • Designing workflows and project organization

  • Codecs and specs and uploads, oh my!

  • 8+ years of delivering projects to major TV networks and film festivals

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Software

  • Adobe Premiere Pro CC

  • Avid Media Composer

  • DaVinci Resolve

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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Rabbi on the Block, EDITOR​

  • Audience Award for Best Documentary, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, 2023

  • Audience Award for Best Documentary, Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, 2023

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Who Are You, Charlie Brown?, ADDITIONAL EDITOR | AppleTV (2021)

  • Emmy Winner, Outstanding Non-Fiction Program, 2022

  • Emmy Nominee, Outstanding Editing for a Single Camera Program, 2022

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Lucky Chow, Season 3, EDITOR | PBS (2019)

  • Emmy Nominee, Outstanding Culinary Program, 2021​

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ADDITIONAL CREDITS

We Feed People, Hulu (2022)

Imagine Documentaries, New York, NY

Emmy Nominee, Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, 2022

Assistant Editor

Feature documentary

Black and Missing, HBO (2021)

Soledad O'Brien, New York, NY

Independent Spirit Award, Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series, 2022

Lead Assistant Editor

4 episodes

D.Wade: Life Unexpected, ESPN (2020)

Imagine Documentaries, New York, NY

Lead Assistant Editor
Feature documentary

They Ain't Ready For Me, Independent (2020)

Red Shield Productions, Brooklyn, NY

Virginia Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature, 2020

Lead Assistant Editor
Feature documentary

16 Shots, Showtime (2019)

Midnight Films, Brooklyn, NY

Emmy Winner, Outstanding Investigative Documentary, 2020

Lead Assistant Editor
Feature documentary

America Divided, Season 2, EPIX (2018)

Divided Films, New York, NY

Associate Editor, Episode 4

Lead Assistant Editor

4 episodes

The New Age of Terror, History Channel (2017)
Pulse Films, New York, NY

4 episodes

Murder in Lehigh Valley: Keith Morrison, Investigation Discovery (2017)
Peacock Productions, New York, NY

Feature documentary

America Divided, Season 1, EPIX (2016)

Radical Media, New York, NY

Lead Assistant Editor
4 episodes

The Age of Aerospace, Discovery (2016)

The Documentary Group, New York, NY

4 episodes

The Ties That Bind, HBO (2015)

Old Farm Road, Brooklyn, NY

Lead Assistant Editor
Feature documentary

The Ed Bassmaster Show, CMT (2015)

DiGa Vision, New York, NY

Lead Assistant Editor
10 episodes

The Watch, National Geographic (2015)

Maslow Media Group, New York, NY
4 episodes

The Sorrentinos, TVGN (2014)

Jarrett Creative Group, New York, NY

Lead Assistant Editor
9 episodes

Young, Hot, and Crooked, Investigation Discovery (2014)

Jane Street Entertainment, New York, NY
12 episodes

Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters, Animal Planet (2014)

ITV, New York, NY
6 episodes

Celebrity Crime Files, Season 2, TVOne (2013)

K2 Pictures, New York, NY
12 episodes

EDUCATION

Hamilton College | Clinton, NY (2012)

Bachelor of Arts: World Politics, Poverty & Inequality

Minor: Cinema & New Media Studies

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CONTACT

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