Assistant Editing Team
Sylvia Cong | Lead Assistant Editor
Sylvia graduated with an MFA from Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. As an editor, she has stored rich experiences dealing with different forms of media such as short films, documentaries, commercials, music videos, and experimental media. In 2015, Sylvia directed and edited her first short documentary "Exploring Oaxaca", a journey of art and culture in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. A year later, she worked as the assistant to famous Polish new media artist Miroslaw Rogala. Together they created multiple media art series including "Analog to Digital" for his solo retrospective exhibition in Warsaw, 2017. In the past few years, Sylvia has edited up to 10 short films and documentaries, including award winning documentary “Spraying Under the Stars” about LA street graffiti artists. The films has been selected to multiple film festivals and awards such as "North Hollywood Film Festival", "Phoenix Film Festival", "Pasadena Film Festival" and the Student Academy Award.
Sylvia graduated with an MFA from Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. As an editor, she has stored rich experiences dealing with different forms of media such as short films, documentaries, commercials, music videos, and experimental media. In 2015, Sylvia directed and edited her first short documentary "Exploring Oaxaca", a journey of art and culture in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. A year later, she worked as the assistant to famous Polish new media artist Miroslaw Rogala. Together they created multiple media art series including "Analog to Digital" for his solo retrospective exhibition in Warsaw, 2017. In the past few years, Sylvia has edited up to 10 short films and documentaries, including award winning documentary “Spraying Under the Stars” about LA street graffiti artists. The films has been selected to multiple film festivals and awards such as "North Hollywood Film Festival", "Phoenix Film Festival", "Pasadena Film Festival" and the Student Academy Award.
Prateek Damodaren | Editing Assistant
Prateek Damodaren is a graduate student at Chapman University's film school, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. He has been making films since he was 19, during which time he was pursing an undergraduate degree in Economics at Delhi University. He has a passion for art, social work and philosophy. Film making is a source of satisfaction for Prateek and he has professional experience through internships on feature films and television shows in India & U.S.A. In the future he sees himself as an independent film maker. |
Meicen "Lesley" Shen | Editing Assistant
Lesley is currently a graduate student at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Before she went to U.S., she was working at Liaoning Television Station as an editor. In that period, she also contributed to many film projects as the director and editor. After Lesley went to the US, she worked as a director, editor, assistant editor, and DIT to more than 15 film projects. |
MacKenzie McCullough | Editing Assistant
MacKenzie McCullough is an Independent filmmaker who plans to focus her skills on creating projects that exemplify deeper thought and evoke emotion. MacKenzie attended PLNU and is planning to extend her work in the field of documentary filmmaking. “I am honered to be working on the 26 Seconds documentary giving women and children a voice.” |
Ruizi Yang | Editing Assistant
Ruizi is a grad student currently enrolled in a M.F.A film program at Chapman University emphasizing editing. Ruizi started her film making journey as an undergrad at State University in New York. She has made various independent works in experimental films, photography, animation, and sound pieces. She continues her artistic journey as an editor at Chapman University and has been working on various student films. One of the films, Director’s Journey to Success, has been selected into San Diego Asian Film Festival 2018. |
Mojtaba Mirshekari | Editing Assistant
Mojtaba is a Los Angeles based Iranian Filmmaker with experience in directing/editing short films and documentaries. Being fluent in English and Persian, he has contributed to many film projects as Director, Editor, Assistant Editor, DIT and Sound Designer. Mojtaba started his journey in filmmaking by getting his MA degree in cinema studies in Iran and he is currently a MFA student in film production major with emphasis on editing at Chapman University, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. |
Stephen Ragsdale | Editing Assistant
"Stephen is currently studying News & Documentary as an undergraduate at Chapman University, Dodge of Film & Media Arts. Stephen has been involved in various videography over the course of eight years, but is currently focusing on film editing. Stephen hopes to use filmmaking as a method of truth-telling and inspiration and is proud to be working on 26 Seconds. |
