Davis Coombe

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Davis Coombe
Born
Denver, Colorado, United States
Occupation(s)Editor, writer, producer, director
Years active1999 – present

Davis Coombe is an American documentary film editor, writer, producer and director. [1] [2] He is best known for his work on The Social Dilemma , Casting JonBenet , Chasing Coral and Saving Face . [3] [4] [5] He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [6]

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Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2005Big Blue BearCo-director, editor and cinematographerDocumentary
2006When I Hear ThunderEditorDocumentary
2007Iron Ladies of LiberiaEditorDocumentary
2008Wesley Willis's JoyridesEditor and producerDocumentary
2008They Killed Sister DorothyEditorDocumentary
2008Come Back to SudanEditorDocumentary
2008No StringsEditorDocumentary
2009 The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner Editor, producer and cinematographerDocumentary
2012 Chasing Ice EditorDocumentary
2012 Saving Face Editor and producerDocumentary
2012 Bay of All Saints ProducerDocumentary
2014Keep on Keepin' OnWriter, editor and producerDocumentary
2014 A Lego Brickumentary Writer, editor and co-producerDocumentary
2014Fight ChurchCo-producerDocumentary
2015 Being Evel Writer, editor and co-producerDocumentary
2015 Rolling Papers EditorDocumentary
2017 Chasing Coral Writer and editorDocumentary
2017 Liyana Editor and producerDocumentary
2017 Casting JonBenet EditorDocumentary
2020The Rescue ListWriter, editor and producerDocumentary
2020Silent RoseEditorFeature film
2020 The Social Dilemma Writer and editorDocumentary

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2010Nominated International Documentary Association Distinguished Short Documentary The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
2012Nominated International Documentary Association Best Short Saving Face [7]
2013Won News & Documentary Emmy Award Best Documentary Saving Face
2013Won News & Documentary Emmy Award Outstanding Editing: Documentary and Long Form Saving Face
2013Nominated News & Documentary Emmy Award Outstanding Science and Technology Programming Saving Face
2021Nominated American Cinema Editors Best Edited Documentary - Feature The Social Dilemma [8]
2021WonBFE Cut Above AwardsBest Edited Single Documentary The Social Dilemma [9]

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References

  1. ""Not Just Talking Heads": Editor Davis Coombe on Chasing Coral". filmmakermagazine.com. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  2. "Everything Is Awesome When You're LEGO Brickumentary Editor Davis Coombe". westword.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  3. "The Social Dilemma: The "curse" of social media". wsws.org. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
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  5. "SAVING FACE". collections.new.oscars.org. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  6. "Academy Invites 842 New Members". hollywoodreporter.com. July 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  7. "IDA Documentary Awards Top Honors to 'Searching for Sugar Man'; 'On Death Row,' 'Saving Face' Also Win". indiewire.com. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  8. "2021 ACE Eddie Awards: See the Full List of Editing Winners in Film and TV". collider.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  9. "THE BFE CUT ABOVE AWARDS". britishfilmeditors.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-22.