I’m a documentary editor with a penchant for character-driven stories, found ephemera, and ferris wheels. I revel in that space where two things can be true– our sameness and our differences, our goodness, our evils. Documentary film is a playground in which to explore those nuances, to climb inside of other people’s lives and expand awareness, reverence, and gratitude; to turn tenderness into a salve for a better world. I can work from creative briefs, scripts, storyboards, or a mountain footage and a dream. I find the pulse of a story and bring it to life with music, pacing, and heart. My goal is to often make people cry, because emotion is impactful, and if a film moves even just one person, it can have a ripple effect on the world.…

Sarah Bourscheid

I’m a documentary editor with a penchant for character-driven stories, found ephemera, and ferris wheels. I revel in that space where two things can be true– our sameness and our differences, our goodness, our evils. Documentary film is a playground in which to explore those nuances, to climb inside of other people’s lives and expand awareness, reverence, and gratitude; to turn tenderness into a salve for a better world. I can work from creative briefs, scripts, storyboards, or a mountain footage and a dream. I find the pulse of a story and bring it to life with music, pacing, and heart. My goal is to often make people cry, because emotion is impactful, and if a film moves even just one person, it can have a ripple effect on the world.…

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I’m a documentary editor with a penchant for character-driven stories, found ephemera, and ferris wheels. I revel in that space where two things can be true– our sameness and our differences, our goodness, our evils. Documentary film is a playground in which to explore those nuances, to climb inside of other people’s lives and expand awareness, reverence, and gratitude; to turn tenderness into a salve for a better world.

I can work from creative briefs, scripts, storyboards, or a mountain footage and a dream. I find the pulse of a story and bring it to life with music, pacing, and heart. My goal is to often make people cry, because emotion is impactful, and if a film moves even just one person, it can have a ripple effect on the world.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Senior Editor at Floret Flowers
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2024
Edited documentaries and educational content for a flower farm. Managed decades of archive footage by consolidating them into a comprehensive, searchable database.
Editor, Advocate at Blue Chalk Media
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2023
Full-time editor covering work from short marketing videos through TV docuseries and feature-length films. In 2022, promoted to mentor and support a team of 3–8 assistant editors.
Editor, Producer, AC at GCP Photo Film
December 29, 2014 - December 29, 2017
Served as second hand on a one-person/one-band production, handling first and second camera, production assistant duties, editor, colorist, audio mix, and post-production supervision for corporate and documentary clients.
Editor, Camera, Photo Editor, Videographer (Freelance)
January 1, 2014 - Present
Contracted work as an editor, camera operator, photographer, and videographer for documentary projects, corporate clients, events, and portrait work. Supports projects from creative brief through final delivery, including organizing footage, color/mix/motion elements as needed, and delivering story-driven edits with music and pacing.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Visual Journalism at Brooks Institute
January 1, 2009 - August 20, 2026
Creative Writing Coursework at Pratt Institute
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Agriculture & Mining, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Consumer Goods, Gaming, Government, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Travel & Hospitality, Other
    Growing Floret

    “Growing Floret,” is a documentary series, streaming on Max and Discovery+, that chronicles Floret, a world-renowned, family-run flower farm located in the Skagit River Valley of Washington State. Over two seasons, we follow the farm’s growing pains as they acquire more land and redefine the legacy they want to leave behind on our finite planet.

    2024 Daytime Emmys - Outstanding Lifestyle Program - Finalist
    2022 Daytime Emmys - Outstanding Lifestyle Program - Finalist
    2022 Daytime Emmys - Outstanding Cinematography - Finalist
    2024 Cascadia Awards - Best Long Form Video - Silver Award

    Hotel of 10,000 Stars

    A short documentary about the struggles facing the Vietnamese shrimping community in Texas. With cheap imported shrimp on the rise, the community is in dire need of domestic support, lest it may disappear forever.

    2026 Water, Texas Film Festival
    2026 American Public Health Association Film Festival.
    2026 Catalina Film Festival

    Solving For Zero

    In conjunction with Bill Gates’ best-selling book, "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” this documentary profiles five innovators around the world who are working on technological solutions to combat the worst effects of climate change.

    2023 Tellly Awards - Nonbroadcast - Silver Award
    2023 Communicator Awards - Award of Excellence
    2023 Webby Awards - Documentary: Longform, Honoree
    2022 AIB Awards - Winner Best Science and Technology
    2024 Cascadia Awards - Best Long Form Video - Gold Award