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I’m Maria Elena Capra, a freelance film editor and online editor with a passion for shaping stories across fiction, documentary, and animation. I edit with Adobe Premiere Pro and CapCut, bringing a flexible, craft-focused approach to each project. My work spans The Undertakers, Red Egg and Ginger, Goodbye Mama, and more, with a commitment to authenticity and a collaborative spirit. I love blending documentary techniques with narrative structure to honor each story’s voice.
I thrive in fast-paced, creative environments, crafting pacing, rhythm, and emotional beats that serve the director’s vision while staying true to the material. My interdisciplinary background in management and sociology informs a thoughtful, audience-focused approach to storytelling across genres.
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Language
English
Fluent
Italian
Fluent
French
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Spanish; Castilian
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Work Experience
Editor at Out of Stock
December 31, 2025 - October 7, 2025Fiction (2025).
Editor at Femcel
December 31, 2025 - October 7, 2025Fiction (2025).
Editor at No Two Ways
December 31, 2025 - October 7, 2025Documentary (2025).
Editor at Lacuna
December 31, 2025 - October 7, 2025Fiction (2025); Amazon-prime short.
Editor at All Hail the Duck King
December 31, 2025 - October 7, 2025Animation (2025); Selected for South London Shorts.
Editor at Red Egg and Ginger
December 31, 2025 - October 7, 2025Fiction short (2025); World Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival.
Content Editor / TikTok Editor at Self-employed / TikTok
December 31, 2024 - October 7, 2025Managed an editing-focused TikTok channel with 500k followers; produced and edited videos across fiction, documentary and animation; built efficient editing workflows.
Editor at The Fresco
December 31, 2024 - October 7, 2025Fiction (2024).
Editor at Bitter Cells
December 31, 2024 - October 7, 2025Documentary (2024); Won Jury Special Mention Award at DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.
Editor at Goodbye Mama
December 31, 2024 - October 7, 2025Fiction short (2024); Selected for This is England and British Short Film Festival Berlin.
Social Media Editor / Content Creator at Self-employed (TikTok editing account)
January 1, 2024 - October 7, 2025Managed an editing-focused TikTok account with 500k followers, creating short-form video content showcasing editing techniques.
Content Creator / Video Editor at Self-employed / TikTok editing account
January 1, 2024 - October 7, 2025Built and managed a TikTok editing channel with 500k followers; produced engaging short-form edits and tutorials.
Editor at Come Dig My Grave
December 31, 2023 - October 7, 2025Animation (2023); Selected for Madame ZuZu's International Short Film Festival and Short Shot Fest.
Editor (Freelance / Online Editor) at Freelance / Various Projects
January 1, 2023 - PresentEditor for multiple fiction, documentary, and animation projects including The Undertakers (2024), Red Egg and Ginger (2025), Goodbye Mama (2024), Bitter Cells (2024), Come Dig My Grave (2023), All Hail the Duck King (2025), Lacuna (2025), No Two Ways (2025), Femcel (2025), Out of Stock (2025), and The Fresco (2024). Responsibilities include creative pacing, narrative structure, and ensuring clear storytelling across formats; collaboration with directors and producers to honor each project’s voice.
Editor (& Online Editor) at The Undertakers
January 1, 2023 - PresentEditing for The Undertakers (2024) and related projects across documentary, fiction, and animation; milestones include Finalist at the Student Academy Awards, Best Newcomer at Pridelands Wildlife Film Festival, with screenings at Rotterdam Film Festival and Wildlife Conservation Film Festival in America.
Editor (& Online Editor) at Freelance - multiple projects
January 1, 2023 - PresentEditing across fiction, documentary, and animation for a range of projects including The Undertakers (2024) and Red Egg and Ginger (2025), with roles spanning feature and short formats; notable selections and awards include the Undertakers' finalist status at Student Academy Awards, Best Newcomer at Pridelands Wildlife Film Festival, and screenings at Rotterdam Film Festival, Wildlife Conservation Film Festival in America, Tribeca, This is England, and British Short Film Festival Berlin.
Video Editor / Online Editor at Freelance / The Undertakers
January 1, 2023 - PresentEditor for The Undertakers (2024) documentary; edited 15+ films across fiction, documentary, and animation. Projects include Red Egg and Ginger (2025), Goodbye Mama (2024), Bitter Cells (2024), Come Dig My Grave (2023), All Hail the Duck King (2025), Lacuna (2025), No Two Ways (2025), Femcel (2025), Out of Stock (2025), and The Fresco (2024). The Undertakers was a finalist at the Student Academy Awards and won Best Newcomer at Pridelands Wildlife Film Festival, with screenings at Rotterdam Film Festival and Wildlife Conservation Film Festival in America.
Editor at The Undertakers
January 1, 2023 - PresentEditor for the 2024 documentary; Finalist at the Student Academy Awards; Best newcomer at Pridelands Wildlife Film Festival; Screened at Rotterdam Film Festival and Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (USA).
Editor (& Online Editor) at The Undertakers
January 1, 2023 - PresentEditing across documentary, fiction, and animation projects for The Undertakers. Credits include the 2024 documentary The Undertakers with a Student Academy Awards finalist, as well as Best Newcomer at the Pridelands Wildlife Film Festival, plus screenings at Rotterdam Film Festival and Wildlife Conservation Film Festival in America. Additional editing on projects such as Red Egg and Ginger (2025), Goodbye Mama (2024), Bitter Cells (2024), Come Dig My Grave (2023), All Hail the Duck King (2025), Lacuna (2025), No Two Ways (2025), Femcel (2025), Out of Stock (2025), and The Fresco (2024).
Accounts Assistant at Sky; American Chamber of Commerce; Philips Lighting
January 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025Employed in corporate finance handling accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, and general accounting duties across multiple organizations prior to transitioning to editing.
Accounts Assistant at Sky; American Chamber of Commerce; Phillips Lighting
January 1, 2022 - October 7, 2025Corporate finance accounts assistant across multiple companies, providing financial support and administrative duties.
Accounts Assistant at Sky, American Chamber of Commerce, Phillips Lighting
January 1, 2022 - October 7, 2025Corporate finance roles prior to transitioning to editing; supported bookkeeping and accounts across multiple clients.
Accounts Assistant at Phillips Lighting
January 1, 2022 - October 7, 2025Assisted with monthly close, vendor payments and financial reporting.
Accounts Assistant at American Chamber of Commerce
January 1, 2022 - October 7, 2025Financial operations support including budgeting, invoicing, and expense tracking.
Accounts Assistant at Sky
January 1, 2022 - October 7, 2025Corporate finance/accounts support across Sky as part of general finance responsibilities.
Education
MA Editing at The National Film and Television School (NFTS)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025MSC Management at University College London (UCL)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018BSc Sociology at University of Surrey (UOS)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018International Baccalaureate (Economics & Advanced Mathematics) at Lycée International De Saint Germain En Laye
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015Screenwriting Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate at Berklee College
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016MA Editing at National Film and Television School (NFTS)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025MSC Management at University College London (UCL)
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018BSc Sociology at University of Surrey (UOS)
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018International Baccalaureate at Lycée International De Saint Germain En Laye
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015Screenwriting Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Music Business Certificate at Berklee College
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016Psychology Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021MA Editing at National Film and Television School (NFTS)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025MSC Management at University College London (UCL)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018BSc Sociology at University of Surrey (UOS)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018International Baccalaureate (Economics and Advanced Mathematics) at Lycée International De Saint Germain En Laye
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015MA Editing at National Film and Television School (NFTS)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025MSC Management at University College London (UCL)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018BSc Sociology at University of Surrey (UOS)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018Screenwriting Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate at Berklee College
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016International Baccalaureate in Economics and Advanced Mathematics at Lycée International De Saint Germain En Laye
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015MA Editing at The National Film and Television School (NFTS)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025MSC Management at University College London (UCL)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018BSC Sociology at University of Surrey (UOS)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018International Baccalaureate at Lycée International De Saint Germain En Laye
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015Screenwriting Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate at Berklee College
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016MA in Editing at The National Film and Television School (NFTS)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025MSC Management at University College London (UCL)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018BSc Sociology at University of Surrey (UOS)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018International Baccalaureate in Economics and Advanced Mathematics at Lycée International De Saint Germain En Laye
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015Screenwriting Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate at Berklee College
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016Excellence Masterclass at European Commission
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014MA Editing at The National Film and Television School (NFTS)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025MSC Management at University College London (UCL)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018BSC Sociology at University of Surrey (UOS)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018International Baccalaureate in Economics and Advanced Mathematics at Lycée International De Saint Germain En Laye
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015Screenwriting Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate at Oxford University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate at Berklee College
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016Qualifications
Screenwriting Certificate
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016International Baccalaureate
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015Screenwriting Certificate
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021Music Business Certificate
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016Screenwriting Certificate
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016Screenwriting Certificate (Oxford University)
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate (Oxford University)
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate (Berklee College)
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016Screenwriting Certificate (Oxford University)
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate (Oxford University)
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate (Berklee College)
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016Screenwriting Certificate
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016Excellence Masterclass
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014Screenwriting Certificate
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Psychology Certificate
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Music Business Certificate
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other, Non-Profit Organization
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