I’m Giorgia, a Chicago-based documentary editor and educator with a decade of experience in commercial and narrative nonfiction editing. I’ve worked on a wide range of projects including features, shorts, trailers, commercials, and social media campaigns.
I recently edited Finding Your Laughter, a feature documentary following Chicago comedian Arlieta Hall who discovers improv as a tool to communicate with her father Milton, who is losing himself to Alzheimer’s. We premiered at BlackStar Film Festival in 2026, winning the Jury Award for Best Feature Documentary Honorable Mention.
In 2023, I edited No One Asked You, an award-winning documentary that follows the reproductive rights organization Abortion Access Front over five years on the frontlines of the escalating battle over Roe v. Wade. It premiered at DOCNYC and has since screened at over 20 festivals nationwide. Vanity Fair wrote, “[No One Asked You] takes abortion out of the abstract ideological shout-fest and humanizes the issue."
I’ve worn many other hats throughout the years. I was a rotoscope artist on Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man if He Was an Idea, a 3D documentary feature about the life and work of artist H.C. Westermann, narrated by four-time Academy Award nominee Ed Harris. I color graded Head to Head, a feature documentary about women coping with traumatic changes to their self-image after unexpectedly losing their hair, and Larry from Gary, a short documentary about a dance teacher who continues to inspire students despite his school being shut down by the state. I worked as both animator and editor for Radioactive: Stories From Beyond the Wall, a series of community-engaged radio/visual broadcasts centering the voices of those currently incarcerated.
My guiding principles are rooted in embracing nuance, upholding integrity, and continuously expanding my understanding of the world. Outside of the edit bay, I love teaching editing at the Hyde Park Art Center, volunteering at Chicago Women’s Health Center, weaving textiles, and tap dancing.
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