Michelle Mizner is an American film producer and editor. She produced ''

20 Days in Mariupol ''20 Days in Mariupol'' () is a 2023 Ukrainian documentary film with footage from the first several weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine directed by Mstyslav Chernov. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, wher ...

,'' which won the Best Documentary Feature Award at the

96th Academy Awards The 96th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the gala, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonl ...

. She produces and edits '' Frontline'',

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...

's flagship investigative journalism series.

Early life

Mizner was born in Tulare,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, and studied at

Tulare Union High School Tulare Union High School () is a public school for secondary education in Tulare, Tulare County, California, United States. This high school is part of the Tulare Joint Union High School District, along with Tulare Western High School and Miss ...

. She joined

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the ...

's Cinema and Television Arts (CTVA) and graduated in filmmaking. She started making short videos in high school before she went to film school.

Career

She produces and edits '' Frontline'',

's flagship investigative journalism series. In 2023, she produced and edited the Ukrainian documentary feature film ''

'', which premiered at the

2023 Sundance Film Festival The 2023 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to 29, 2023. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 7, 2022. Films U.S. Dramatic Competition * '' The Accidental Getaway Driver'', directed by Sing J. Lee ...

. She received numerous accolades for producing and editing the documentary including the Best Documentary Feature Award at the

. She told in an interview that she used

Avid Media Composer Media Composer is a non-linear editing (NLE) software application developed by Avid Technology. First introduced in the late 1980s and widely adopted in the 1990s, it has become a prominent tool in the professional editing landscape, particul ...

to edit the film, which she also uses for ''Frontline.'' In 2025, Minzer served as producer and editor on '' 2000 Meters to Andriivka'' which had its world premiere at the

2025 Sundance Film Festival The 2025 Sundance Film Festival took place in person from January 23 to February 2, 2025, in Park City, Utah, Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, and online from January 30 to February 2. The first selection lineup was announced on December 11, ...

Filmography

Films * 2023 – ''

'' (producer, editor) * 2025 - '' 2000 Meters to Andriivka'' (producer, editor) Television * 2014–present – '' Frontline'' (producer, editor)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mizner, Michelle Living people American film producers American film editors Frontline (American TV program) California State University, Northridge alumni Producers of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)