Today on Art of the Cut we’re speaking with the ACE Eddie-winning team of editors for Best Documentary Series - for HBO's Chimp Crazy. With us are supervising editor, Evan Wise, ACE, editors, Adrienne Gits, ACE, Doug Abel, ACE, Charles Divak, ACE, and additional editor Sascha Stanton Craven.

Evan’s been nominated for multiple Emmys and ACE Eddies, including for his work on Q: Into the Storm, and The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth. He’s also edited on the TV series The Anarchists.

Doug's been nominated for numerous Emmys and ACE Eddies. He edited the TV series Tiger King. He’s edited for The Oscars, and he edited the documentary Manda Bala: Send a Bullet.

Adrienne’s also been nominated for multiple Emmys and ACE Eddies including for her work on the documentaries and documentary series, Fearless, 100 Foot Wave, and Challenger: The Final Flight.

Charles has similarly been nominated for multiple Emmys and ACE Eddies including for his work on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth.

Sascha edited the Jackass Forever Movie and Jackass 4.5. And cut the TV series On Cinema. 

This discussion includes - among other things - how story structure informs the audience’s emotions, the joy of a good montage, and how Stanley Kubrick helped to deliver a climactic moment.

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