DENISE ROUSSEAU | Assistant Editor
After a 20-year career in environmental consulting managing complex water and linear construction projects in California, Denise moved to New Mexico and became interested in documentary film production. For the last six years, Denise has worked as an Associate Producer and Assistant Editor supporting feature documentary films, including:
Associate Producer, First Assistant Editor, - Sembene! Produced and directed by Jason Silverman and Samba Gadjigo, Galle Ceddo Projects. Festival premiere Sundance 2015, Cannes Film Festival selection; Tribeca Film Festival Selection; Kino Lorber distribution NYC & LA fall of 2015.
Associate Producer, First Assistant Editor, - Sembene! Produced and directed by Jason Silverman and Samba Gadjigo, Galle Ceddo Projects. Festival premiere Sundance 2015, Cannes Film Festival selection; Tribeca Film Festival Selection; Kino Lorber distribution NYC & LA fall of 2015.
- Associate Producer, Archivist & Researcher - Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning. Produced by Roberta Grossman, directed by Dyanna Taylor, Katahdin Productions. Television broadcast premiere PBS American Masters, August 2014.
- Film Outreach Coordinator – Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning. Coordinated film social media outreach through website and Facebook page management, and Emma targeted mailings; film festival submission and print traffic; screening and speaking engagement licensing fees.
- Editor – Focus on Fathers, short video for Reel Fathers non-profit, directed by Deborah Boldt. January 2015.
- Editor and Archivist - The Hopi Language Project, directed by Philip Tuwalestiwa and The Bogalusa Project, directed by Judy Tuwalestiwa. August 2015.