The Edit (1985)

Directed by

Michael Todd

Country

Canada

Runtime

14 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A television journalist changes his news story while editing it. This breaks the rules of honest reporting. The film shows the consequences of that choice.

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What happens

The Edit is a Canadian short film, directed by Michael Todd and released in 1985. The film centres on a television journalist who violates journalistic ethics by altering his story in the editing suite. The cast includes Michael Magee, Paul de Silva, Richard Wells and Vincent Murray. The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 7th Genie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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