Catherine Haight, ACE

Catherine Haight, ACE, is a film editor who has helped bring many award winning television shows and films to the screen. 

Cate most recently edited the Netflix limited series Sirens, starring Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, and Meghann Fahy, and received an Emmy nomination for her work on the pilot episode. Cate has had a long collaboration with Joey Soloway including the film Afternoon Delight, starring Kathryn Hahn, the award winning series Transparent, and I Love Dick. She also cut both The Polka King, starring Jack Black, and The Good House, led by Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline, with the directing team of Maya Forbes & Wally Wolodarsky. Cate also has edited the films Troop Zero, starring Viola Davis and Allison Janney, and Puzzle, with Kelly Macdonald and Irrfan Khan. She also cut the television series High Desert, Mozart in the Jungle, Girls, and New Girl

A veteran of the Sundance Film Festival, Cate has had many projects screen there, including the world premieres of Afternoon Delight, The Polka King, Puzzle, and Troop Zero. Her work on the pilot episode of Transparent earned her a nomination for both an Emmy and ACE Eddie Award. She also received an Emmy nomination for the pilot of Sirens and an ACE Eddie nomination for the pilot of Girls. Cate is a member of The American Cinema Editors and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Originally from New Hampshire, she now resides in Los Angeles with her husband.

 

“Sirens” Editor Catherine Haight, ACE, speaks with Six Week Intensive Workshop for our November 2025 class.