The Joy of Curiosity
I joined director Kum-Kum Bhavnani’s intimate team to bring a decade-long documentary to life following pandemic delays. The film explores the Tibetan experience of living in exile, balancing intimate personal narratives along with themes of politics, science, the Dalai Lama, and life itself.
Dir. by Kum-Kum Bhavnani
My Role
Assistant Editor
Post PA
Platforms
Long-Form Release
Client
Mirror and Hammer Films
A CONTENT PROBLEM
Spanning footage captured across 2016, 2017, and 2023, the production accumulated roughly 40-50 hours of unorganized media files, interviews, and separate field recordings. I lead an initiative to categorize interview data, file names, B-roll content, and transcripts so that they could be easily accessible by the director, editors, and other film producers.
AN ASSISTANT WITH REAL IMPACT
As one of the Assistant Editors, I built and managed the core post-production pipeline to streamline workflow efficiency, eliminate search fatigue, and accelerate delivery:
Asset & Data Architecture: Ingested, standardized, and cataloged multi-year media formats, establishing structured bin systems, file names, folder structures, and metadata across all project drives.
Archiving & Logging: Transcribed extensive interview footage, logging timestamps, dialogue keywords, and critical B-roll for instantaneous asset retrieval.
Editorial & Narrative Support: Synthesized test screening feedback, compiled revision notes, and prepared scene assemblies to tighten story pacing and clarify the narrative arc.
RESULTS
The film is currently on the festival circuit screening at various local and independent film festivals. Highlights include screenings in:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Maharashtra, India
New York, NY
Berlin, Germany
Bali, Indonesia
Athens, Greece