Vera Drew
BiographyEmmy-nominated editor Vera Drew has lent her diverse expertise as an editor, director and writer to numerous film and television projects over the last decade. Her background as a director and writer influence her editing style as she focuses on story structure and character development in her edits. She's been described as "an editor that thinks like a writer," and has expertly edited dozens of improv based comedies.
Vera honed her editing skills at Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim's production company Abso Lutely Productions. In 2019, Vera's talent was recognized by the Television Academy with an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming for her work editing Sacha Baron Cohen's Showtime comedy series Who Is America? (2018). She is further known for her work on An Emmy for Megan (2018) and also helped launch the Adult Swim streaming network, Channel 5 for which she wrote and directed four comedy series: I Love David, Tim and Eric Quiz, Scum, and Our Bodies.
In the role of actor
The People’s Joker – TIFF 2022 (15/09/2022)
Update (9/16/2022): Since I wrote this review, Vera Drew posted a tweet clarifying the whole situation: This is a review of a film that will never be seen again, at least not in the form it premiered as part of Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival. Mere hours after the premiere, it was […]
In the role of director
The People’s Joker – TIFF 2022 (15/09/2022)
Update (9/16/2022): Since I wrote this review, Vera Drew posted a tweet clarifying the whole situation: This is a review of a film that will never be seen again, at least not in the form it premiered as part of Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival. Mere hours after the premiere, it was […]