“Margi is truly a great collaborator and, you know, you kind of re-write the film in the edit. She was kind of like a third writer”
- Hannah Barlow
Writer/Director - Sissy
“Margi is an extremely capable and talented editor and, importantly, a real pleasure to be with in the edit suite. Ideas about performance, storytelling structure and a willingness to keep digging deeper into the material is what stands her apart.”
- Steve Evans
Editor - Babyteeth / Killing Eve
bio brief
Margi is the editor of feature film SISSY - Nominated for BEST FILM for AACTA 2022, also BEST DIRECTION AND LEAD ACTRESS in the Feature category. Sissy achieved a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes after its world premier at SXSW Film Festival in March 2022. Prior to opening night Sissy received a North American sale with SHUDDER.
Sissy experienced a successful international film festival run winning two audience awards at Bucheon, Korea and Sitges, Spain.
Margi has been working professionally in the Australian film and television industry for 25 years. Originally as a director and segment producer, Margi directed documentary and factual series for Seven Network, Nine Network and ABC TV in both Australia and the USA.
Now securely seated in Editorial, both Drama and Documentary she has worked on a list of award winning feature films and television series as Editor and Assembly Editor and First Assistant Editor, over the last 20 years.
Margi’s credits include Shannon Murphy’s feature film debut BABYTEETH [Assembly Editor] which screened in competition at Venice International Film Festival 2019 and again with Shannon Murphy and Steve Evans SBS/ Lingo Pictures ON THE ROPES [Assembly Editor] which was nominated for an AACTA 2019 for Best Miniseries.
The Melbourne Web Festival 2018, awarded Margi Best Editing for Blake Fraser’s PATRICIA MOORE, a drama series which also placed 3rd in the 2018 Web Series World Cup with 31 Festival Award nomination and 11 wins including screening at Tribeca TV Festival.
Margi’s other recent credits include Co-Editor - Moon Rock for Monday and Assembly Editor Disney/Hulu No Exit
Margi has Edited cast members: Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis, Jean Marc Barr, Eliza Scanlen, Radha Mitchell, Danielle Cormack, Les Hill, Marlo Kelly, Jack Thompson, Igal Naor, Nicole Chamoun and Aisha Dee, Denis Haysbert, Dale Dickey, Keisha Castle-Hughes
And has worked with many of Australia’s premiere……
Editors; Jane Moran, Steve Evans, Martin Connor, Roland Galois, Henry Dangar, Marcus Darcy, Nic Holmes, Phil Watts.
Directors; Shannon Murphy, Jess Hobbs, Peter Andrikidis, Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes, Tony Tilse, Catriona Mackenzie, Blake Fraser, Andrew Kotatko, Kevin Carlin, two-time Oscar® winner Bill Guttentag.
Producers; Jan Chapman, Alex White, Courtney Wise, Helen Bowden, Penny Chapman, Lois Randall.