Jonathan Alberts,

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, is a Canadian-American film editor. He is known for his work on ''

All of Us Strangers ''All of Us Strangers'' is a 2023 British romantic fantasy film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, and loosely based on the 1987 novel ''Strangers'' by Taichi Yamada. It stars Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy. The secon ...

'', ''

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'', '' Black Bird'' and ''

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''.

Career

Alberts graduated from

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with a degree in English Literature. He began his career working in documentary in New York City before attending the

American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...

, where he earned an MFA in film editing. In 2006, he edited the music video for

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' " Lazy Eye". Alberts later worked on ''

45 Years ''45 Years'' is a 2015 British romantic drama film written and directed by Andrew Haigh. It is based on the short story "In Another Country" by David Constantine. ''45 Years'' premiered in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin Int ...

'' (2015), directed by

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, followed by further collaborations with Haigh on '' Lean on Pete'' (2017) and ''

'' (2023). He also edited the

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miniseries, '' Black Bird'' (2022). He is a member of the

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(ACE).

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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