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Suzy Elmiger, ace

Suzy Elmiger, ACE, is an accomplished editor who has worked with some of the most revered and respected directors of our time. She was the second editor on two films by the legendary Robert Altman - Short Cuts and Ready to Wear - and edited three films for Alan Rudolph, including Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle and Afterglow, both produced by Altman. Suzy also edited Rudolph’s Breakfast of Champions, starring Bruce Willis, from the novel of the late, great Kurt Vonnegut.  Suzy has edited three films for Stanley Tucci, including his debut Big Night, along with his follow-ups Impostors and Joe Gould's Secret.

Suzy has worked with James Toback, for whom she cut Harvard Man and When Will I Be Loved, with Dan Algrant on People I Know and on David Duchovny's feature film debut House of D. Other projects include Milarepa, the story of an eleventh century Tibetan Buddhist saint, directed by Choling Rimpoche, a Bhutanese lama; Spinning into Butter by acclaimed theater director Mark Brokaw, starring Sarah Jessica Parker; and Accidental Husband directed by Griffin Dunne. She has also edited for Emmy award-winning series Master of None and Succession. Most recently, Suzy edited the Netflix drama All The Bright Places, adapted from Jennifer Niven’s young adult novel. 

Suzy is also a longtime advisor at the Sundance Director’s Lab and is a regular guest lecturer at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

 

Editor Suzy Elmiger, ACE on Using Music in "Mozart in the Jungle."