PROJECTS & EXPERIENCE
Queen of Chess Additional Editor | 2026 Sundance World Premiere. Netflix feature documentary about Judit Polgár, a Hungarian girl who revolutionized the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.
Take Good Care Editor | 2024 Supported by Artemis Rising. In-progress feature documentary exploring the lifelong medical, psychological and generational impact of child sexual assault.
The Synanon Fix Co-Editor | 2024 Sundance World Premiere. HBO Original series about the rehab center turned cult, Synanon.
A Photographic Memory Editor | 2024 World Premiere True/False Film Festival Feature documentary following a daughter’s attempt to piece together a portrait of her mother, an avant-garde journalist and a woman she never knew.
The Kids Are Not Alright Editor | 2024 Premiere Dances With Films Feature documentary investigating systematic abuse within therapeutic boarding schools for troubled teens.
Song of Salt Editor | 2022 World Premiere Lighthouse International Film Festival Observational feature documentary following the joys, heartbreaks and dreams of a struggling mining town in the Mojave Desert.
Stonewall: The Making of a Monument Associate Editor | 2019 NYT Op-Docs documentary short exploring the history of the Stonewall Inn.
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men Lead Assistant Editor | 2019 World Premiere Sundance 2019 Showtime Original series looking back on the Wu-Tang Clan’s illustrious career.
The Sentence Assistant Editor | 2018 World Premiere Sundance 2018 Feature documentary chronicling the aftermath of incarceration and the consequences of mandatory-minimum sentencing.
People Magazine Investigates: Crimes of Fashion Junior Editor | 2018 A series on Investigation Discovery that covers crimes within the high-fashion world.
Weediquette Junior Editor | 2016-2017 | Season 2-3 Viceland documentary series about the science, culture and economics of the legalization of cannabis.
VICE on HBO Assistant Editor | 2017 | Season 5 Emmy-winning HBO documentary series featuring startling, groundbreaking stories from around the world.
Gaycation with Ellen Page Assistant Editor | 2016 | Season 1 Viceland documentary series exploring LGBTQ cultures around the world
Education
Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism
BSJ, 2015
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite, Avid, Davinci, basic motion graphics, basic color correction and sound mixing, video and still photography, research and producing. Intermediate knowledge of Italian and Spanish.
Contact
wgarofalo@gmail.com