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Diana K. DeCilio - Editor

New York/Los Angeles • diana@dkdecilio.com

° LONG FORMAT DOCUMENTARY °
"American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi" • Editor/ Producer • Nov 2009
     •directed by Sebastian Doggart•www.americanfaust.com
"The After Party" • Additional Editing • 2010
     •directed by Michael Schiller • www.afterpartydocumentary.com
"Courting Condi" • Additional Editing • 2008
    •directed by Sebastian Doggart • www.courtingcondi.com
"The Human Behavior Experiments" • SUNDANCE CHANNEL • June 2006
    Jigsaw Productions - New York, NY - Alex Gibney, executive producer
"The Drug Years" • VH1 • Summer 2006
    Perry Films - New York, NY - Hart & Dana Perry, executive producers
"Land of the Mammoth" • DISCOVERY CHANNEL • March 2001
    Woolly Mammoth, Ltd. - Hollywood, CA - Adrienne Ciuffo, producer

° NON-FICTION TELEVISION SERIES °
"Bridge & Tunnel" • MTV • Summer 2010
    Capital V Productions - New York, NY - Joe DeVito executive producer
"Boomtown" • PLANET GREEN • to air in Spring 2011
    Left/Right, Inc - NY, NY - Rachel Libert, Susannah Ludwig, Matthew Galkin, exec producers
"16 & Pregnant, Cycle 1 & 2B" • MTV • Fall 2009, October 2010
    MTV - New York, NY - Morgan J. Freeman, Dia Sokol, executive producers
"Dogtown" • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TELEVISION • January 2010
    National Geographic Television - New York, NY - Kim Woodward, executive producer
"30 Days, Season 3" • FX CHANNEL • June 2008
    Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer
"MVP's Greenhouse" • PLANET GREEN • Spring 2009
     Hour One Productions - New York, NY - Adam Pincus, executive producer
"Storm Chasers, Season One" • THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL • October 2007
    Original Media - New York, NY - Lisa Bloch, series producer
"Nimrod Nation" • SUNDANCE CHANNEL • Fall 2007, screened at '07 Sundance Film Festival
    Watersmeet Films, LLC - New York, NY - Brett Morgen, executive producer
"Welcome to the Parker" • BRAVO • Fall 2007
    Snackaholic Films - LA, CA - Ted Skillman, Belisa Balliban, executive producers
"8th & Ocean" • MTV • Spring 2006
    MTV - NY, NY - George McTeague, supervising producer
"The Shop" pilot • MTV • picked up for series 2006
    MTV - NY, NY - Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, executive producers
"Damage Control" • MTV2 • 2005
    MTV - NY, NY - Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, executive producers
"Things I Hate About You" • BRAVO • July 2004
    Wall to Wall, Inc. - New York, NY - Michaline Babich, producer
"Showbiz Moms & Dads" • BRAVO • Summer 2004
    World of Wonder - Hollywood, CA - Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, executive producers
"The Residents" • DISCOVERY HEALTH • Spring 2004
    Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer
"Freshman Diaries" • SHOWTIME • Fall 2003
    Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer
"Switched" • ABC FAMILY • Fall 2003
    Evolution Film & Tape - North Hollywood, CA - Doug Ross, executive producer
"Your Private Island" • FINE LIVING NETWORK • 2002
    Pacific Rock Productions - Los Angeles, CA - Cherie Peters, executive producer

° INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY SHORTS °
"By the side of the Road, 911 in America" • Renee Pezzotta, director
    Winner Best Documentary 2006 Westwood International Film Festival
"Johns" • (7 minutes) • Molly O'Brien, director 2001

° OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE °
Associate editor • "American High" • Emmy-award winning reality series 2001
    Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer
Assistant editor • "Searching for Debra Winger"
    CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2002 • Rosanna Arquette, director
Assistant editor • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TV SPECIALS • Aug. 1998 - Oct.1999

° EDUCATION °
University of Southern California • BA Visual Anthropology 1997 • Dean's List
Ithaca College • 2 years undergraduate Television-Radio 1993-95 • Dean's List • ICTV
Moviola Digital • Media Composer-Advanced Techniques/AVID Trouble Shooting/Photoshop
The New School • Fall 2006 • "Documentarians Present Their Works"

American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi

World Premiere • Denver Starz Film Festival • November 2009

www.americanfaust.com

Diana DeCilio edited and co-produced this documentary feature.
American Princess, LLC - New York, NY - Sebastian Doggart, director

•Winner Best Long Form Documentary • 2010 Ismailia International Film Festival

•Runner-up Best Documentary • 2009 Marbella International Film Festival

The Human Behavior Experiments

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SUNDANCE CHANNEL • June 2006 (click on a clip above)

Jigsaw Productions - New York, NY - Alex Gibney, executive producer

One-Hour documentary examining social & psychological experiments conducted in the 60s & 70s & relating them to current situations.

New York Times Review

Land of the Mammoth

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DISCOVERY CHANNEL • March 2001

Woolly Mammoth, Ltd. - Hollywood, CA - Mick Kaczorowski, executive producer

This 2-hour natural history documentary examines the life & times of the Woolly Mammoth, and the possibility of cloning DNA found in a 11,000 year old frozen specimen.

Won 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming

16 & Pregnant

MTV • "Amber" Fall 2009

11th St. Productions - New York, NY
Morgan J. Freeman & Dia Sokol, executive producers

16 and Pregnant is a MTV docu-series which follows the lives of teenage girls dealing with the hardships of teenage pregnancy. Each one-hour episode features a different girl's story, her pregnancy, her relationships and the birth of her child.

Diana edited the pilot episode of the first cycle, "Amber" and the "Ashley" episode of cycle 2B.

See the full Amber episode here

Dogtown, Season 4 • Episode 1 "Dogfight"

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL • January 2010

National Geographic Television - New York, NY
Kim Woodward, exec producer & Darcy Dennet, series producer

In this episode, two Animal Cruelty Investigators from Michigan Humane Society tackle illegal dogfighting in Detroit. Meanwhile, back at Dogtown, the largest no-kill animal sanctuary, located in Utah, National Geographic follows the dedicated staff of veterinarians and trainers to find out what it takes to rehabilitate dogs rescued from the dogfighting world.

Mario's Greenhouse

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PLANET GREEN • Spring 2009

Hour One Productions - New York, NY - Adam Pincus, executive producer

A family comedy and environmentally-friendly reality series starring Mario Van Peebles as he tries his hand at turning his new home into a green home.
In this clip, Ed Begley, Jr and his team of "green gurus" pay a visit to Mario's family home.

30 Days, Season 3 • "Same Sex Parenting"

FX CHANNEL • June 2008 • see clip here

Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer

Television series created and hosted by Morgan Spurlock. In each one-hour episode, a person spends 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar while discussing related social issues.

Review

Storm Chasers Season 1 • "Interception"

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The Discovery Channel • October, 2007

Lisa Bloch, series producer

Venture with an intrepid group of scientists, filmmakers and adventurers as they hunt down devastating tornadoes to capture amazing IMAX footage and valuable scientific data in America's Tornado Alley.

Diana edited this first episode of the series.

Nimrod Nation

SUNDANCE CHANNEL • November 2007

Watersmeet Films, LLC - New York, NY - Brett Morgen, executive producer/director

Screened at 2007 Sundance Film Festival

"Nimrod Nation" is an original eight-part documentary series conceived by Oscar-nominated director Brett Morgen. In the remote town of Watersmeet on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, life during the long winter months revolves around two things: hunting and its high school basketball team, the Nimrods.

Diana DeCilio edited 3 episodes.

New York Times Review

Welcome To The Parker "Eclectic Guests"

BRAVO • Fall 2007

Snackaholic Films - LA, CA - Ted Skillman & Belisa Balliban, executive producers

A six part docu-series that goes behind-the-scenes at the luxurious Parker Palm Springs hotel. Each one-hour episode uncovers the lives, relationships and drama of the hotel staff and their guests.

Diana edited the fifth episode of the series.

The Shop

MTV • 2006

Remote Productions, NY, NY - Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, executive producers

Reality/ Music Video series - In a Jamaica, Queens barbershop, barbers talk current events & pop culture with their clients. The shop is owned by renowned record producer Corey Rooney. Each episode has a celebrity drop-in client.

Diana DeCilio cut the pilot episode (Episode 101).

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Damage Control • "Dinosaur Dig, featuring Hulk Hogan"

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MTV2 • 2005

Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, executive producers

Hosted by Simple Plan lead singer Pierre Bouvier, this hidden camera show is the Risky Business of reality television. While an unsuspecting kid's parents are away for the weekend, all kinds of outrageous things happen back at the homestead. Does the kid put a stop to them? Does he/she fess up to the 'rents about the craziness when they come home? If he/she does, then big cash is the prize. The parents (who are in on the whole gag) win cash too for correctly predicting how their angel will handle each new dilemma.

Showbiz Moms & Dads

BRAVO • Summer 2004

World of Wonder - Hollywood, CA - Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, executive producers

This 7 part TV series from Bravo follows around struggling child performers of all stripes (actors, singers, beauty pageant princesses), but focuses on the parents, largely looking at the different ways the parents fit the stereotype of the pushy "Stage Mother" or "Showbiz Mom…and Dad".

The Residents

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DISCOVERY HEALTH • Spring 2004 (click on a clip above)

Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer

Created by Emmy Award winning producer RJ Cutler, this 13 part documentary series follows the lives of interns going through their residencies at UCLA. Each one-hour episode chronicles the struggles faced by both the doctors and their patients.

Diana DeCilio edited 2 episodes

Freshman Diaries

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SHOWTIME • Fall 2003 (click on a clip above)

Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer

This critically acclaimed 10 part documentary series is set on the buzzing campus of the University of Texas. The series depicts the poignant, unsteady, and emotional stories of a group of college freshman, each of whom were given a video camera to record their own diaries, which were then woven into the show with the verité footage captured throughout the year.

Diana DeCilio cut 2 episodes.
Press Clippings

Switched

ABC FAMILY • Fall 2003

Evolution Film & Tape - North Hollywood, CA - Doug Ross, executive producer

Non-fiction Television series where 2 teens from different cities across the nation are given a chance to swap lives to see how the other one lives. Diana DeCilio cut 2 episodes of the first season.

By the side of the Road, 911 in America

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Renee Pezzotta, executive producer

Winner Best Documentary - 2006 Westwood International Film Festival
Official Selection, Real Stories Program - 2006 Trenton International Film Festival
Official Selection - 2007 Memphis international Film Festival

On October 27, 2001 five people made a cross country journey from Los Angeles to New York City and back to document how people's lives had been affected by the worst terrorist attack in our country's history. "911 in America" features frank and candid conversations with people who live in America, vacation in America, and love America. What they reveal about their true feelings on faith, politics, and the threat of terrorism is not only frightening, but also surprisingly uplifting. Including exclusive footage of Ground Zero and interviews with NYC fireman Denis Patti.

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Johns

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Molly O'Brien, director 2001

Independent documentary film about an erotic masseuse struggling with her conscience as she aspires to be an artist.

Diana K. DeCilio

diana@dkdecilio.com

Diana K. DeCilio

I was drawn to documentary filmmaking at a very young age. Taking advantage of my Jr High School's A/V equipment, I was always there to record school events and students' lives. I would then edit these video clips together, by wiring up my family vhs players.
I began my editing career in 1995 as an intern and then assistant editor at National Geographic Television Specials. I've worked from Los Angeles to New York City, on AVID and Final Cut Pro, for television and film.
My specialty is non-fiction television series (docu-series) and character driven documentary.
I live in Brooklyn, NY and I have my own Avid & Final Cut edit systems.
Please click on the titles to the left for samples of my work.