Lewis Erskine's guest appearances

Lewis Erskine

Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

The Cutting Room

Jeremy Chilnick

Peter Rabbit

Jennifer Brea

Jane Fonda

Seth Meyers

Ava Duvernay

Conan O'Brien

Toni Morrison

David Harrington

Sammy Davis Jr

Bryan Fogel

Jonathan Safran Foer

Grace Jones

Quincy Jones

Laura Poitras

OwlTail

Documentary editor Lewis Erskine died last week at age 64. He was cherished by colleagues as a storyteller and a teacher. His Twitter handle was @editorsavant and his credits include Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, Freedom Riders and Jackie Robinson. In the days after his death, Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers spoke to three of Lewis' colleagues. Filmmaker Stanley Nelson describes first meeting Lewis when they worked for WNET public television and how they collaborated for over two decades starting with The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords. Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, who was Lewis’ assistant editor on The Black Press, celebrates his legacy as a mentor. Shola Lynch describes how she met Lewis working together on Ken Burns’ Jazz series, then later turned to him for help on her films Chisholm 72: Unbought and Unbossed and Free Angela and All Political Prisoners.

135: In Praise of Lewis Erskine @editorsavant

This episode we share some stuff from Edit Fest NY with Lewis Erskine discussing the cutting of Freedom Riders. Afterwards, Lauren and Gordon discuss the upcoming Edit Fest LA and the pub night.

Episode 101 - Edit Fest LA 2012 - Lewis Erskine (Freedom Riders, Jonestown)