Ting Poo
Ting majored in film at Columbia University, and has been editing commercials, independent films and documentaries for over 20yrs. In 2008, she edited the documentary Britney: For the Record which, at its premiere, was the most highly anticipated and watched program ever to air on MTV. In 2015, she co-edited her first VR piece, The Displaced, which won the Entertainment Grand Prix at Cannes and earned her an Emmy nomination for New Approaches: Current News Coverage. In 2018, the documentary short she edited, “Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405” won an Oscar. This year she co-directed her first film, “VAL” about the life and career of Val Kilmer. “VAL” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in July and streams on Amazon August 6th.
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