Editing

Michelle Chang

Michelle Chang currently works as a freelance assistant editor on independent documentary films in New York City, where she has lived for 10 years. Current projects include Camp Victory, Afghanistan, a verite film directed by Carol Dysinger following American National Guard troops training to fight the Afghan National Army. Before pursuing a career in editing, Michelle worked as an Associate Produ…

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(A)sexual(A)sexual · 2011
(A)sexual
★ 5.42011
MovieDocumentary
Facing a sex obsessed culture, a mountain of stereotypes and misconceptions, and a lack of social or scientific research, asexuals - people who experience no sexual attraction - struggle to claim their identity.
When Claude Got ShotWhen Claude Got Shot · 2021
When Claude Got Shot
★ 8.52021
MovieDocumentary
While visiting his hometown of Milwaukee, father of three and aspiring attorney, Claude Motley, is shot in the face by 15-year-old Nathan, during a carjacking gone wrong. Two nights later, Nathan attempts to rob Victoria, who fires her gun in self-defense, partially paralyzing Nathan from the waist down. Three strangers tragically bound together by a weekend of gun violence on a five-year journey toward recovery and forgiveness.
American Coup: Wilmington 1898American Coup: Wilmington 1898 · 2024
American Coup: Wilmington 1898
2024
MovieDocumentaryHistory
The little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 — the only coup d’état in the history of the US. Stoking fears of 'Negro Rule', self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington’s democratically-elected, multi-racial government. Black residents were murdered and thousands were banished. The story of what happened in Wilmington was suppressed for decades until descendants and scholars began to investigate. Today, many of those descendants — Black and white — seek the truth about this intentionally buried history.
Between GoodbyesBetween Goodbyes · 2024
Between Goodbyes
★ 7.02024
MovieDocumentary
When a queer Korean adoptee visits her original mother in Seoul, long-held regrets and cultural misunderstandings come to the surface alongside tenderness, humor, and tenacity.
Down a Dark StairwellDown a Dark Stairwell · 2020
Down a Dark Stairwell
★ 8.02020
MovieDocumentary
Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.
Black and CubaBlack and Cuba · 2015
Black and Cuba
★ 7.32015
MovieDocumentary
'Black and Cuba' follows street-smart students, who are outcasts at an elite Ivy League university, as they band together and adventure to Cuba to see if revolution is truly possible. While filming their poignant encounters with AfroCuban youth, breathtaking sites and moving hip-hop performances, the travelers confront realities behind myths of color-blindness and social mobility. This edgy and artful documentary of their journey uncovers renewed hope for equality and human rights. 'Black and Cuba' is the feature film directorial debut of international human rights advocate and scholar Robin J. Hayes, PhD.
UnconditionalUnconditional · 2023
Unconditional
2023
MovieDocumentary
Seven years in the making, a first of its kind film from award-winning filmmaker Richard Lui, on the topic affecting 100 million Americans – mental health. Watch three families bravely turn the corner, showing us the power of relearning how to love. There are 100 million Americans living through this every year, but we don’t see them. Journalist Richard Lui pulls off the scab on a topic that is both a hidden wound and a hidden strength in all of us.
American ExperienceAmerican Experience · 1988
American Experience
★ 6.51988
SeriesDocumentary
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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American Coup: Wilmington 1898American Coup: Wilmington 1898 · 2024
American Coup: Wilmington 1898
2024
MovieDocumentaryHistory
The little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 — the only coup d’état in the history of the US. Stoking fears of 'Negro Rule', self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington’s democratically-elected, multi-racial government. Black residents were murdered and thousands were banished. The story of what happened in Wilmington was suppressed for decades until descendants and scholars began to investigate. Today, many of those descendants — Black and white — seek the truth about this intentionally buried history.

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