Watch: Dark Comedy Short Film ‘Never Fuggedaboutit’ About Editors

Watch: Dark Comedy Short Film ‘Never Fuggedaboutit’ About Editors

by Alex Billington
July 28, 2023
Source: Vimeo

“Honor and loyalty!” A must see new short film is available online. Never Fuggedaboutit is both written and directed by the filmmaker / editor Dustin Waldman, who has also worked as an editor on a few other feature film projects – including the doc Faya Dayi. This premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. Never Fuggedaboutit goes back to the early days right after 9/11 and how frayed everyone’s nerves were back then. A struggling post-production house is hired to remove a shot of the Twin Towers from the intro to a hit TV show – putting pressure on two editors, one of whom questions if it’s the right thing to do. They don’t say it, but clearly the show is “The Sopranos”, which makes me wonder if this was a real story? The short stars Nicholas Nazmi, Jonathan Dauermann, and Tara Bopp. It’s a smart film that cleverly uses editing (of course) to say much more than what the dialogue says. Do you think it was the right choice?

Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this one. Brief intro direct from Vimeo: “Amid the high anxiety of post-9/11 NYC, a struggling post-production house is hired to remove a shot of the Twin Towers from the intro to a hit TV show.” Never Fuggedaboutit is both written and directed by filmmaker Dustin Waldman based in NYC – you can view more of his work on his Vimeo page or visit his official website. He’s worked as an editor on many award-winning narrative & doc films. It’s edited by Nicholas Nazmi and Waldman, with music by Dillon Terry. Produced by Waldman, Nazmi, and Sariel Hana Friedman. This initially premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. Waldman talks about working as an editor: “You’re the one with your hands on the keys, but you’re processing someone else’s sensibility. It’s an interesting job…” For more info on the short, visit Vimeo or Directors Notes. To discover more short films, click here. Thoughts?

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