Sandra Adair

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Sandra Adair
Born
Sandra B. Estrin

1952 (age 7273)
OccupationFilm editor
Spouse
Dwight Adair
(m. 1978)

Sandra Adair (born 1952) is an American film editor. [1] Since the 1993, with the film Dazed and Confused, she has worked with director Richard Linklater on over twenty feature films. [2]

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Life and career

Sandra B. Adair (born Estrin) was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the daughter of Rachel and Herman Estrin. Her family moved to Las Vegas in the early 1960s. [1]

Adair later lived in Los Angeles. In 1978, she married television director and filmmaker Dwight R. Adair (Dallas; Dynasty). [3] In the beginning of her career, she often worked as assistant editor for her brother, Robert Estrin. [1] Together, they worked on films and documentary features such as Desert Hearts (1985), Creation of the Universe (1985), What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) and Internal Affairs (1990). In 1991, she moved to Austin, Texas. Since 1993, she has edited all of Richard Linklater's films, [4] and has co-produced some of them.

Adair received the ACE Eddie Award for her editing of Boyhood (2014). She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film.

Adair is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, of American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.) and Austin Film Society.

Selected filmography

Editor
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1988 The Telephone Rip Torn
1990SmoothtalkerTom Milo
1993 Dazed and Confused Richard Linklater First collaboration with Richard Linklater
1994 The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Kim Henkel
1995 Before Sunrise Richard Linklater
1996 SubUrbia
1998 The Newton Boys
They Come at NightLindy Laub
2001 Waking Life Richard Linklater
Tape
2003 Rolling Kansas Thomas Haden Church
Sexless Alex Holdridge
School of Rock Richard Linklater
2004 Before Sunset
2005 Bad News Bears
2006 Fast Food Nation
A Scanner Darkly
2007 Elvis and Anabelle Will Geiger
2008 Me and Orson Welles Richard Linklater
2010 Everything Must Go Dan Rush
2011 Bernie Richard Linklater
2013 Before Midnight
2014 Boyhood
2015 Tumbledown Sean Mewshaw
2016 Everybody Wants Some!! Richard Linklater
2017 Last Flag Flying
2019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2021 Blue Miracle Julio Quintana
2022 Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood Richard Linklater
Alone Together Katie Holmes
2023 Hit Man Richard LinklaterTwentieth collaboration with Richard Linklater
2025 Blue Moon
TBA
Merrily We Roll Along
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1974 The Swinging Cheerleaders Jack Hill Assistant editor
1976 Pipe Dreams Stephen Verona
Mansion of the Doomed Michael Pataki
1977 Outlaw Blues Richard T. Heffron
Uncredited
1980 The Hollywood Knights Floyd Mutrux
1981 True Confessions Ulu Grosbard First assistant editor
1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Jerry Belson Assistant film editor
1985 Desert Hearts Donna Deitch Assistant editor
1990 Internal Affairs Mike Figgis Additional editor
2015 The Teller and the Truth Andrew Shapter Supervising editor
2021 Blue Miracle Julio QuintanaEditor
Producer
YearFilmDirectorCredit
2014 Boyhood Richard LinklaterCo-producer
Documentaries
Editor
YearFilmDirector
2008Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a CoachRichard Linklater
2011Sushi: The Global CatchMark Hall
2012Shepard & DarkTreva Wurmfeld
2015A Single Frame Brandon Dickerson
2016At the Fork John Papola
2017The Secret Life of Lance LetscherHerself
2020Take Pains, Be PerfectKristi Frazier
2021Without Getting Killed or Caught
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1986What Happened to Kerouac?
Assistant editor
2008Tattooed Under FireNancy SchiesariEditing consultant
Director
YearFilm
2017The Secret Life of Lance Letscher
Producer
YearFilmDirectorCredit
2008Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a CoachRichard LinklaterAssociate producer
2012Shepard & DarkTreva Wurmfeld
2017The Secret Life of Lance LetscherHerselfProducer
Thanks
YearFilmDirectorRole
201421 Years: Richard Linklater
  • Michael Dunaway
  • Tara Wood
Special thanks
2019 Running with Beto David ModiglianiThanks
Shorts
Editor
YearFilmDirector
2003Live from Shiva's Dance FloorRichard Linklater
2019Another Day at the Office
TV documentaries
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1992Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
  • Gene Rosow
  • Jeff Weinstock
Editorial department
YearFilmRole
1985Creation of the UniverseAssistant editor
TV movies
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1986MaricelaChristine Burrill
2004$5.15/Hr.Richard Linklater
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1978 King Abby Mann Assistant editor
1979Anatomy of a Seduction Steven Hilliard Stern
TV series
Editor
YearTitleNotes
1991 American Playhouse 1 episode
2000 Dream House
2022LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy2 episodes
Editorial department
YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 King Assistant editor3 episodes
2010 Independent Lens Consulting editor1 episode
Actress
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Up to Speed Curry House1 episode
TV shorts
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1991The Hollow Boy Noel Black

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References

  1. 1 2 3 England, Katie (January 17, 2015). "Carlsbad native nominated for Academy Award for film editing of 'Boyhood'". Current-Argus. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015.
  2. Malin, Sean (April 5, 2022). "Richard Linklater and Sandra Adair: Three Decades of Action and Cuts". The New York Times.
  3. Jones, Kimberly (May 13, 2011). "The Cutup: Sandra Adair's rhythm method". The Austin Chronicle.
  4. Alter, Ethan (July 17, 2014). "How 'Boyhood' Editor Sandra Adair Helped Shape The Film's 12-Year Evolution". indiewire.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

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