BARBARA LANDI
Film Editor | Los Angeles, CA | 917.558.3991 | barblandi@pm.me | barbaralandi.com
PROFILE
Award-nominated film editor fluent with extensive experience track record in feature documentaries and scripted narrative work. Recent work includes 2030, an AI-generated short film written, directed, and edited using generative video, image, voice, and sound tools. Expert in shaping emotional narratives and building editorial workflows that combine traditional post-production with AI filmmaking.
Fluent in five languages with deep experience in international co-productions.
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AI FILMMAKING & GENERATIVE MEDIA
• Writing, directing, and editing AI-generated films using video, image, voice, and music models
• Advanced prompt design to achieve natural human behavior, cinematic camera language, and environmental realism
• Building shot structure, pacing, and continuity inside generative workflows
• Using AI for previs, storyboarding, and rapid visual prototyping
• Integrating AI assets seamlessly into traditional editorial timelines
• Exploring AI as a medium for political, poetic, and experimental storytelling
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UNSCRIPTED TELEVISION – Lead & Senior Editor
• Netflix: Tidying Up with Marie Kondo S1, Voices of Fire S1, Twentysomething/Austin S1
• HBO Max: Equal Ep 3: “Black is Beautiful, Gay is Good!”
• Hulu / Paramount+: The Last Cowboy S3, African Royal Family S1
• Peacock: Paris in Love S1
• A&E: Inmate to Roommate S1
• TLC: Gypsy Sisters S3, S4, Christmas Special, Dr. Pimple Popper S4
• Lifetime: Married at First Sight S8, Little Women Atlanta S5, Gold Medal Families S1
• WE tv: Brat Loves Judy S2, S3, Baby Special, SWV S1
• MTV: The West Coast Hustle S1, Dev’s World S1
• E!: Botched S4, S5, S7, S8
• CMT: I Love Kellie Pickler S1
• BET: Welcome to Sweetie Pie S3, Nellyville S1
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FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES – Creative Editorial & Story Construction
Iceman – Tellfilm – Dir. Corina Gamma | Audience Award Nominee, Solothurn Film Festival 2025
Charlie Haden: Rambling Boy – Pixiu Films – Dir. Reto Caduff | Nominated, Best Music Documentary, CPH:DOX 2020
Vietnam War Miracle – MYoung Productions – Dir. Melissa Teresa Young | Audience Choice Award, Best Documentary 2018
Bad Boy Kummer – T&C Film – Dir. Miklos Gimes | Swiss Film Award Nominee 2016
The Visual Language of Herbert Matter – Pixiu Films – Dir. Reto Caduff | Nominated, Best Art Documentary, FIFA Montreal 2012
B.I.K.E. – Fountainhead Films – Dir. Fredric King | Grand Jury Prize Nominee, SXSW 2006
Oracles & Demons in Ladakh – Avenue E Productions – Dir. Rob McGann 2003
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SCRIPTED & NARRATIVE WORK
Siberia (NBC / Tubi) – Episodes 110 “Strange Bedfellows”, 111 “Into the Oven”
Insomnia (Amazon Prime / Crackle) – Episodes 4 “Death Always Wins”, 6 “Dinner of the Dead”
Who Killed Johnny? – Dir. Yangzom Brauen | Nominated, Best Feature Comedy, Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival
McCrorey Rd. – Dir. Shane Coffey | Winner, Best Short of the Season, Indie Short Fest 2021
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PROMOS, BRAND & DIGITAL CONTENT
• On-air campaigns and promotional editing for major networks including HBO, AMC, Sundance, Nickelodeon, USA Network, History Channel, BET, Lifetime, TBS, and SpikeTV.
• Branded and corporate content for IKEA, Amazon MtM, L’Oréal Paris, Coach, Maybelline New York, Movado, and Kiehl’s.
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SKILLS & LANGUAGES
Editing: Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro
Editorial Craft: Narrative & Documentary Story Structure, Character-Driven Development
AI & Generative Tools: Higgsfield AI, Midhourney, Runway, Suno, Eleven-labs
AI Workflows: Prompt Engineering, AI Shot Design, AI Sound & Voice Integration
Languages: English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish
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AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Iceman – Solothurn Film Festival 2025, Audience Award Nominee
Voices of Fire – Nominated, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program 2024
McCrorey Rd. – Winner, Best Short of the Season, Indie Short Fest 2021
Equal – Nominated, GLAAD Media Awards and The Queerties 2020
The Last Cowboy – Nominated, Creative Arts Emmy 2019
Tidying Up with Marie Kondo – Nominated, Primetime Emmy & TCA Awards 2019
Vietnam War Miracle – Audience Choice Award, Best Documentary 2018
Bad Boy Kummer – Swiss Film Award Nominee 2016
Who Killed Johnny? – Nominated, Best Feature Comedy, Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival 2013
The Visual Language of Herbert Matter – Nominated, Best Art Documentary, FIFA Montreal 2012
B.I.K.E. – Grand Jury Prize Nominee, SXSW 2006
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art – Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland
Documentary Development & Research – The New School, New York, NY
Scriptwriting & Pre-Production for Film – The New School, New York, NY