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I am Beth Basa Pielert, a Bay Area producer, director, and editor specializing in deep listening and documentary storytelling. I bring a fast, intuitive editing style and a culturally attuned eye to every project, shaping stories that resonate across platforms. I have produced, directed, and edited projects in partnership with organizations including Apple, Electronic Arts, IDEO, and PBS. I love collaboration! Hit me up for a discussion.…I am Beth Basa Pielert, a Bay Area producer, director, and editor specializing in deep listening and documentary storytelling. I bring a fast, intuitive editing style and a culturally attuned eye to every project, shaping stories that resonate across platforms. I have produced, directed, and edited projects in partnership with organizations including Apple, Electronic Arts, IDEO, and PBS. I love collaboration! Hit me up for a discussion.

Beth Basa Pielert

Film Director, Film Producer, Video Editor, +2

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I am Beth Basa Pielert, a Bay Area producer, director, and editor specializing in deep listening and documentary storytelling. I bring a fast, intuitive editing style and a culturally attuned eye to every project, shaping stories that resonate across platforms. I have produced, directed, and edited projects in partnership with organizations including Apple, Electronic Arts, IDEO, and PBS. I love collaboration! Hit me up for a discussion.…I am Beth Basa Pielert, a Bay Area producer, director, and editor specializing in deep listening and documentary storytelling. I bring a fast, intuitive editing style and a culturally attuned eye to every project, shaping stories that resonate across platforms. I have produced, directed, and edited projects in partnership with organizations including Apple, Electronic Arts, IDEO, and PBS. I love collaboration! Hit me up for a discussion.

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I am Beth Basa Pielert, a Bay Area producer, director, and editor specializing in deep listening and documentary storytelling. I bring a fast, intuitive editing style and a culturally attuned eye to every project, shaping stories that resonate across platforms.

I have produced, directed, and edited projects in partnership with organizations including Apple, Electronic Arts, IDEO, and PBS. I love collaboration! Hit me up for a discussion.

Work Experience

Producer / Co-Director / Editor at Children of the Setting Sun Productions

January 1, 2025 - Present

Salmon People (PBS LearningMedia Shorts): Directed and edited social-first educational content reaching classrooms nationwide; translated Indigenous perspectives on climate, land, and legacy for Gen Z audiences.

Writer / Editor at Ginzberg Productions

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Labors of Love: The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Szold (Feature Documentary).

Producer / Co-Director / Editor at Children of the Setting Sun & Vision Maker Media

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2024

Scha’nexw Elhtal’nexw: Salmon People — Preserving A Way of Life: Co-directed and edited PBS/World Channel feature documentary.

Producer / Director / Editor at .MIC Digital & Good Film Works

January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019

Created viral short 12 Stunning Faces of Water Protectors @ Standing Rock; Developed Leaves Awaken, a limited series shortlisted for Sundance Episodic Lab; Directed and edited Resonant, a documentary on Bay Area sonic landscapes.

Video Director / Producer / Editor at EA | Visceral Games

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2015

Directed trailers and BTS content for major titles including Dead Space 2 & 3, Battlefield Hardline, Army of TWO; Collaborated with game and marketing teams to deliver cinematic campaigns; Dead Space 2 achieved a 90 Metacritic rating.

Producer / Director / Editor at Good Film Works

January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2010

Directed branded and nonprofit campaigns for IDEO, Apple, LifeMoves, Reach for Home; Co-produced Claiming the Title, an award-winning short on LGBTQ+ sports history.

Producer / Director / Editor at Good Film Works

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004

Out of the Poison Tree (PBS / Netflix): Directed feature documentary on truth and reconciliation in Cambodia; Built trust-based access with genocide survivors and human rights leaders.

1st Assistant Director / Cinematographer at Big Picture Media

January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2001

The Corporation: Supported production on internationally acclaimed documentary (26+ awards, Sundance Audience Award).