MARY MANHARDT - EDITOR
Mary Manhardt is an award-winning, highly regarded editor who has worked for some of America's top documentary filmmakers, producers, cable companies, and networks, including Academy Award Nominee Liz Garbus, Nanette Burstein and Sundance Jury Prize winner Carlos Sandoval. She has edited broadcast television documentaries for Michael Moore (TV Nation), HBO, A&E, and ABC, with many of her works consistently receiving significant festival acclaim.

Some of her recent editorial credits for documentaries include FAMILY BONDS (HBO, September 2004, prod. Steven Cantor and Matthew Galkin); FILM SCHOOL (IFC, 10 part series, September 2004, prod. Nanette Burstein); FARMINGVILLE (POV, 2004, prod./dir. Catherine Tambini and Carlos Sandoval, Special Jury Prize, 2004 Sundance Film Festival); NYPD 24/7 (ABC, 8 part series, June 2004, prod. Terry Wrong); O.G.: JOE STASSI, ORIGINAL GANGSTER (prod/dir. Mark Levin and Richard Stratton); GIRLHOOD (numerous prizes/awards, incl. Audience Award, 2003 South X Southwest Jury Award, 2003 Atlanta Film Festival Audience Award, 2003 Nantucket Film Festival Selection: 2003 Tribeca Film Festival, 2003 Newport Film Festival, 2003 Hot Docs, prod./dir. Liz Garbus); THE EXECUTION OF WANDA JEAN (HBO America Undercover, 2002, prod./dir. Liz Garbus, Competition Selection: 2002 Sundance Film Festival); TRUE LIFE: I'M A CANDIDATE (MTV, prod./dir. Banks Tarver, Competition Selection, 2001 DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival, 2001 Museum of Television and Radio TV Documentary Festival); TRUE LIFE: I'M A PRO WRESTLER (MTV, prod./dir. Banks Tarver).

Mary also edited Liz Garbus' acclaimed documentary THE FARM: LIFE INSIDE ANGOLA PRISON (Co-editor, Channel 4 and A & E, prod./dir. Liz Garbus and Jonathan Stack, Gabriel Films, Primetime Emmy Award for Non-Fiction Programming - Picture Editing, 1998-1999, Academy Award Nominee, Best Feature Documentary, New York Critics Circle Award, Best Documentary/L.A. Critics Award, Best Documentary/National Society of Film Critics, Best Non-Fiction Film/Grand Jury Prize Winner in Documentary, 1998 Sundance Film Festival Audience Prize, 1998 DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival).

Other documentary credits include SECRET LIFE OF A SERIAL KILLER (A&E Investigative Reports, prod. Liz Garbus, Gabriel Films); CIA: AMERICA'S SECRET WARRIORS "BETRAYAL" (60-minute episode, Discovery Channel, prod. Marc Levin, 1997 Columbia-Dupont Journalism Awards Silver Baton); WHEN DEMOCRACY WORKS (prod./dir. Catherine Gund and the National Campaign for Freedom of Expression); THE DOW TURNS 100 (Wall Street Journal Television, prod. Mary Ann Rotondi); City Arts (Emmy award-winning half-hour weekly WNET/NY series, prod. Jeff Folmsbee); THE HOLLYWOOD FASHION MACHINE (American Movie Classics, prod. Marcia Ely and Terry Benes); POSITIVE: LIVING WITH HIV (ITVS, prod. Lucy Winer); TV NATION (Remote Broadcasting/NBC/TriStar, segments: Kuwait with Michael Moore.