Dan Gitlin

Dan Gitlin is an American Film Editor based in Los Angeles.

Dan Gitlin
Gitlin editing American Epic in 2016
Born
Daniel Scott Gitlin

10 March 1983
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm editor

Film career

Gitlin is the supervising editor of American Epic, a body of work exploring the early history of American recorded music.[1] He is primarily known for his work with film director Bernard MacMahon, with whom he has edited four films to date, and works as an editor with Lo-Max Films and Paradise Pictures.[2]

Gitlin was the supervising editor of the three films that comprise the American Epic trilogy; American Epic: The Big Bang, American Epic: Blood and Soil, and American Epic: Out Of The Many The One. He also edited The American Epic Sessions,[3] a musical film featuring many top contemporary artists [4] including Alabama Shakes, The Americans, The Avett Brothers, Beck, Frank Fairfield, Ana Gabriel, Rhiannon Giddens, Merle Haggard, Bobby Ingano, Elton John, Pokey LaFarge, Bettye LaVette, Los Lobos, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Taj Mahal, Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Fred Martin & The Levite Camp, Ashley Monroe, Nas, Willie Nelson, Blind Boy Paxton, Raphael Saadiq and Jack White.[5]

Films he has worked on have been selected for a number of film festivals including: The American Epic Sessions at the BFI London Film Festival 2015,[6] The American Epic Sessions at IDFA 2015,[7] American Epic: The Big Bang at IDFA 2015,[8] American Epic: Out Of The Many The One at the Hawaiian International Film Festival where it was nominated for the Halekulani Golden Orchid Award,[9] American Epic: Out of the Many the One at Sydney Film Festival where it won the Foxtel Audience Award,[10] to great acclaim at the North American Premiere at the SXSW Film Festival 2016[11] and the Sundance Film Festival on 28th Jan 2016 where Robert Redford presented the USA premiere of American Epic at The Eccles.[1] The Sundance special event was produced by Allison McGourty, and featured an introduction by Sundance founder Robert Redford, a screening of excerpts from the American Epic films, and a Q&A, hosted by Peter Golub of The Sundance Institute, with MacMahon, Taj Mahal, Jack White and T Bone Burnett.[12] This was followed by performances by Taj Mahal and The Avett Brothers.[13]

Filmography
  • The American Epic Sessions (2017)
  • American Epic: The Big Bang (2017)
  • American Epic: Blood and Soil (2017)
  • American Epic: Out Of the Many The One (2017)

Awards and honors
Award Category Recipients and nominees Result Ref.
Calgary International Film Festival Audience Award The American Epic Sessions Won [14]
Sydney Film Festival Foxtel Audience Award American Epic Won [15]
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Music Direction The American Epic Sessions Nominated [16]
Hawaii International Film Festival Halekulani Golden Orchid Award American Epic: Out of the Many the One Nominated [17]
Tryon International Film Festival Best Documentary American Epic Won [18]
Tryon International Film Festival Best Overall Picture American Epic Won [18]
Focal International Awards Best Use of Footage in a History Feature American Epic (documentary) Nominated [19]
Focal International Awards Best Use of Footage in a Music Production American Epic (documentary) Nominated [19]

Early career

Prior to his career working with Lo-Max Films and Paradise Pictures, Gitlin was an assistant editor and online editor at the Westside Media Group in Los Angeles.

References
  1. "american-epic". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. "Dan Gitlin". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. Moore, James. "American Epic Sessions: In conversation with the director of a truly one of a kind music documentary | Gigwise". gigwise.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  4. "'The American Epic Sessions': London Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  5. "SXSW review: 'The American Epic Sessions' | Austin Movie Blog". Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  6. "Buy cinema tickets for The American Epic Sessions | 2015 BFI London Film Festival". BFI London Film Festival 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  7. "The American Epic Sessions | IDFA". Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. "American Epic: The Big Bang | IDFA". Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  9. "Hawaii International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  10. "63rd Sydney Film Festival Complete Foxtel Movies Audience Award Announced" (PDF). sff.org.au/. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  11. "The American Epic Sessions".
  12. "Jack White, Avett Brothers Premiere 'American Epic' Doc at Sundance 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  13. "Jack White, Avett Brothers Premiere 'American Epic' Doc at Sundance 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  14. "And the Winners are… | Calgary International Film Festival". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  15. Shedden, Iain (2017-07-14). "Stars out for American Epic". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  16. "Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  17. "Hawaii International Film Festival (2015)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  18. ""American Epic" filmmakers return to Tryon for special event - The Tryon Daily Bulletin". The Tryon Daily Bulletin. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  19. "Focal International Awards 2018" (PDF). Focal International Awards.
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