Todd Holmes is a narrative, documentary and television editor based in New York City. His first narrative experience was as an associate editor on Down to the Bone, working along side editor Malcolm Jamieson (Mad Men) for director Debra Granik (Winter's Bone). The film went on to win the directing jury prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Todd went on to edit Choking Man for director Steve Barron (Coneheads, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), which premiered in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival and won "Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You" at the 2006 IFP Gotham Awards. More recently, Todd edited director Chris Johnson's The New Twenty, winner of Grand Jury award for Best Actress at 2008 Outfest LA, and The Normals directed by Kevin Connors. Todd's feature documentary work includes additional editing on Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, a film about the man who created the Elmo character on Sesame Street. The film won a Documentary Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Previously he edited Highway Courtesans for director Mystelle Brabbee, which played at over 25 festivals worldwide including the 2005 SXSW Film Festival and the 2004 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam. Most recently he edited Death Metal Angola, by first time director Jeremy Xido, about the burgeoning rock music scene in Angola. Todd's television work includes Fashionality, a pilot executive produced by Michael Davies (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) for Bravo; 2005 Rewind, a pop culture year-in-review show for the BET network; and Secrets of Mary Magdalene, a historical documentary for PBS. In June 2011, Todd was invited to participate as one of four editors in the Sundance Directors Labs in Utah. He is an Avid Certified Instructor for Media Composer 5 and is an Apple Certified Trainer for Final Cut Pro 7. |