EMILY KOONSE
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education

BFA, filmmaking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winton-Salem, North Carolina. 1999
University of Missouri - Columbia. 1995


filmography

DOCUMENTARIES
The Gathering: Roots & Branches of Los Angeles Jazz (Editor, Producer)
Feature documentary produced and directed by Thomas Paige, currently in festival run.

- Official Selection & World Premiere at the Maine International Film Festival 2019
​- Official Selection at the Pan African Film Festival 2020
- Official Selection Black Harvest Film Festival  2020


Artful Play / Playful Art (Editor)
Short documentary featuring mosaic artist, Jolino Beserra creating play structures for Benito Juarez Park in Maywood, CA. Directed and photographed by David Garden, 2015

Lost Child? (Editor, Co-Writer)
Feature documentary produced and directed by Gregory Ruzzin, 
2009 
- Official Selection at the Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival.
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Border Echoes (Editor, Co-Producer)
Feature documentary produced and directed by Lorena Mendez. Based on the book "Harvest of Women" by Diana Washington Valdez, 
2006 



FEATURES
Apache Leap (Editor)
Independent film written and directed by Christian Rozier, produced by Peridot Films, LLC, currently in post-production.

My Good Man's Gone (Editor)
Independent film written and directed by Nick Citton, 2015 

Catch .44 (Assistant Editor/VFX Editor)
Produced by Annapurna Pictures, directed by Aaron Harvey, edited by Richard Byard, Starring Bruce Willis, Malin Ackerman, Forest Whitaker, 2011 

Race to Witch Mountain (Assistant Editor/VFX Editor) 
Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Andy Fickman, edited by David Rennie. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, 2007 

The Blue Hour (Editor) 
Independent, multiple award-winning debut film, written and directed by Eric Nazarian. Premiered at San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2007 

Ten Inch Hero (Assistant Editor, Post Production Supervisor) 
Directed by David Mackay, edited by David Bertman. Starring Jensen Ackles, Clea DuVall, Elizabeth Harnois, Sean Patrick Flanery, Danneel Harris, 2006 

Seriously Twisted (Editor/Online Editor) 
Independent thriller produced and directed by The Heather Brothers, 2005 

Pearl Diver (Editor, Post Production Supervisor) 
Independently film written, produced and directed by Sidney King. Winner of Heartland Film Festival's Crystal Heart Award, 2004 



SERIES
Tough To Teach (Story Editor, Video Editor)
Classroom resources series produced by WingSpan Pictures for Teaching Channel,  2012 

Fringe TV (Editor, Post Production Consultant)
Web series produced by the Hollywood Fringe Festival, 2012 

The Big C (Assistant Editor)
Series on Showtime/Sony Pictures Television, 2012

Haven (Online Editor)
Series for SyFy Channel, 2010-Season 1

Greek (Online Editor)
Series for ABC Family, 2010-Season 4


Beverage Barn (Editor)
Web series produced by Puppettown Productions, directed by Jeff Seckendorf

Cooking with Aphrodisiacs (Editor, DVD Author)
DVD series, directed by Amanda Gray-Swan, produced by Jumby Bay Studio, 2005


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SHORTS & EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
Mother's Well Artspace (Producer, Editor) 
Explainer video produced for artist/therapist, Sarah Arriagada of Mother's Well Artspace for Perinatal Wellbeing, 
2019 

Situated Proxemics and Multimodal Communication: Space, Speech, and Gesture in Human-Robot Interaction (Editor) 
Ph.D. Dissertation presentation video produced by Ross Mead at the University of Southern California, 
2015 

Art Cricket LA (Producer, Editor)  
Crowd-funding campaign video directed by Diana Kohne, 
2014 

MAT@USC (Editor)
Promotional video series produced by WingSpan Pictures for University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education, 
2011 

Women's Work (DVD Author)
Animated and live action short film written and directed by Chad Benton, 2008 



MUSIC VIDEOS
Princess Pangolin - "Spiral Suit" 
(Director of Photography, Editor) 

Shot on location at the Salton Sea on film and video, produced by Julie Carpenter, 2013 

Tommy Santee Klaws - Live in Robin's Sculpture Garden (Director, Videographer, Editor) 
Live album session and multi-camera recording captured on location in Venice, CA. Produced by HeyDay Media Group, 
2012 

John Stowers - "Better Day" (Videographer, Editor) 
Shot on location in-studio for series JohnWritesSongs, 
2012 

Nitrate Hymnal (Film Editor) 
Multi-media opera commissioned by the Washington Performing Arts Society, directed by David Schweizer, film projections by David Wilson, words & music by Bob Massey, 
2003 ​

photography exhibitions & awards

PhotoVision (Honorable Mention - "undone" in juried group photography show) Orr Street Studios, Columbia, MO, 2018

​BLOOM! 
(Juried Group Exhibition) Sturt Haaga Gallery, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 2017

Julia Margaret Cameron Gala Award 7th Edition (Runner Up in Still Life & Abstractions, Finalist, "Being Mother" category), 
2015 

Writing with Light (Curator and Participant Group Photography Exhibition) Century Books, Pasadena, CA, 2015 

Dab Art's Summer Juried Exhibition  (Juried Group Exhibition) Hud Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2015 

The Missouri Photo Workshop (Participant with scholarship award) Platte City, MO, 2014 

​Century Books (Group Art Exhibition) Pasadena, CA, 2014

The Art of Science 
(Artist and Curator of Group Exhibition) Bookshow/NOMAD Art Compound, Los Angeles, CA, 2013 

Century Books (Group Photography Exhibition) Pasadena, CA, 2013 

The Art of Lounge (Solo Exhibition) Cafe Americano, Los Angeles, CA, 2012

Dralas 
(Solo Exhibition) Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia, MO, 2012

Rush Philanthropic & Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series (Semi-finalist - "Still Life: Flower") 5 Claude Lane Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2011 

​Still Life Group Exhibition (Juried Group Show Participant) 1650 Photography Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2011 ​
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