Editing
Giles Gardner
Giles Gardner is a British documentary film maker, editor and writer, based in Paris. In 2022 he co-directed 'A Cooler Climate' with James Ivory which premiered at the 60th New York Film Festival and had a theatrical release in France under the title 'Un Été Afghan’. Recent editing credits include: 'Farming The Revolution' by Nishtha Jain (Hotdocs winner 2024); 'King of Kings' by Harriet Marin Jones (Chicago Film Festival winner 2023); 'Winnie' by Pascale Lamche (Sundance best International Documentary Prize winner 2017); 'A Thousand Girls Like Me' by Sahra Mani (Winner of over 25 International awards); 'Inna de Yard' by Peter Webber (Tribeca Film Festival). He regularly participates as a mentor for CloseUp Initiative and Doc Incubator.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
8.0In 1960, acclaimed filmmaker James Ivory traveled to Afghanistan to shoot scenes for a documentary that was never completed. In 2022, he decided to revisit this unique footage, which takes him back to his adventurous youth.
A Cooler Climate
2022
8.0In 1960, acclaimed filmmaker James Ivory traveled to Afghanistan to shoot scenes for a documentary that was never completed. In 2022, he decided to revisit this unique footage, which takes him back to his adventurous youth.
A Cooler Climate
2022
8.2When Khatera, a 23-year-old Afghan woman, forces her father to stand trial after a lifetime of sexual abuse, she risks her family, freedom, and personal safety to expose a judicial system that incriminates the very women who seek protection.
A Thousand Girls Like Me
2018