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Diana K. DeCilio - Editor

New York/Los Angeles • diana@dkdecilio.com

° LONG FORMAT DOCUMENTARY °
"American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi" • www.americanfaust.com • Fall 2009
    American Princess, LLC - New York, NY - Sebastian Doggart, director
"The Human Behavior Experiments" • SUNDANCE CHANNEL • June 2006
    Jigsaw Productions - New York, NY - Alex Gibney, executive producer
"The Drug Years" • VH1 • Summer 2006
    Perry Films - New York, NY - Hart & Dana Perry, executive producers
"Land of the Mammoth" • DISCOVERY CHANNEL • March 2001
    Woolly Mammoth, Ltd. - Hollywood, CA - Adrienne Ciuffo, producer

° NON-FICTION TELEVISION SERIES °
"16 & Pregnant" • MTV • Fall 2009, Feb 2010
    MTV - New York, NY - Morgan J. Freeman, Dia Sokol, executive producers
"Dogtown" • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TELEVISION • Fall 2009
    MTV - New York, NY - Kim Woodward, executive producer
"30 Days, Season 3" • FX CHANNEL • Summer 2008
    Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer
"MVP's Greenhouse" • VOOM NETWORK • Spring 2009
     Hour One Productions - New York, NY - Adam Pincus, executive producer
"Nimrod Nation" • SUNDANCE CHANNEL • Fall 2007, screened at '07 Sundance Film Festival
    Watersmeet Films, LLC - New York, NY - Brett Morgen, executive producer
"Welcome to the Parker" • BRAVO • Fall 2007
    Snackaholic Films - LA, CA - Ted Skillman, Belisa Balliban, executive producers
"8th & Ocean" • MTV • Spring 2006
    MTV - NY, NY - George McTeague, supervising producer
"The Shop" pilot • MTV • picked up for series 2006
    MTV - NY, NY - Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, executive producers
"Damage Control" • MTV2 • 2005
    MTV - NY, NY - Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, executive producers
"Things I Hate About You" • BRAVO • July 2004
    Wall to Wall, Inc. - New York, NY - Michaline Babich, producer
"Showbiz Moms & Dads" • BRAVO • Summer 2004
    World of Wonder - Hollywood, CA - Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, executive producers
"The Residents" • DISCOVERY HEALTH • Spring 2004
    Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer
"Freshman Diaries" • SHOWTIME • Fall 2003
    Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer
"Switched" • ABC FAMILY • Fall 2003
    Evolution Film & Tape - North Hollywood, CA - Doug Ross, executive producer
"Your Private Island" • FINE LIVING NETWORK • 2002
    Pacific Rock Productions - Los Angeles, CA - Cherie Peters, executive producer

° INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY SHORT °
"By the side of the Road, 911 in America" • Renee Pezzotta, director
    Winner Best Documentary 2006 Westwood International Film Festival
"Johns" • (7 minutes) • Molly O'Brien, director 2001

° OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE °
Associate editor • "American High" • Emmy-award winning reality series 2001
    Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer
Assistant editor • "Searching for Debra Winger"
    CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2002 • Rosanna Arquette, director
Assistant editor • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TV SPECIALS • Aug. 1998 - Oct.1999

° EDUCATION °
University of Southern California • BA Visual Anthropology 1997 • Dean's List
Ithaca College • 2 years undergraduate Television-Radio 1993-95 • Dean's List • ICTV
Moviola Digital • Media Composer-Advanced Techniques/AVID Trouble Shooting/Photoshop
The New School • Fall 2006 • "Documentarians Present Their Works"

The Human Behavior Experiments

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SUNDANCE CHANNEL • June 2006

Jigsaw Productions - New York, NY - Alex Gibney, executive producer

One-Hour documentary examining social & psychological experiments conducted in the 60s & 70s & relating them to current situations.

New York Times Review

The Drug Years

VH1 • Summer 2006

Perry Films - New York, NY - Hart & Dana Perry, executive producers

The Drug Years is four-hour documentary series chronicling the rise of illicit drug use in America and its cultural impact in the second half of the twentieth century. This epic recounting of American drug culture is told through dozens of exclusive interviews with actors, musicians, journalists, policy advocates, former drug smugglers, and former drug enforcement agents.

Diana edited the rough cut of the 3rd episode of the series titled "Teenage Wasteland".

Land of the Mammoth

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DISCOVERY CHANNEL • March 2001

Woolly Mammoth, Ltd. - Hollywood, CA - Mick Kaczorowski, executive producer

This 2-hour natural history documentary examines the life & times of the Woolly Mammoth, and the possibility of cloning DNA found in a 11,000 year old frozen specimen.

Won 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming

Nimrod Nation

SUNDANCE CHANNEL • November 2007

Watersmeet Films, LLC - New York, NY - Brett Morgen, executive producer/director

Screened at 2007 Sundance Film Festival

"Nimrod Nation" is an original eight-part documentary series conceived by Oscar-nominated director Brett Morgen. In the remote town of Watersmeet on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, life during the long winter months revolves around two things: hunting and its high school basketball team, the Nimrods.

Diana DeCilio edited 3 episodes.

Welcome To The Parker

BRAVO • Fall 2007

Snackaholic Films - LA, CA - Ted Skillman & Belisa Balliban, executive producers

A six part docu-series that goes behind-the-scenes at the luxurious Parker Palm Springs hotel. Each one-hour episode uncovers the lives, relationships and drama of the hotel staff and their guests.

Diana edited the fifth episode of the series.

The Shop

MTV • 2006

Remote Productions, NY, NY - Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, executive producers

Reality/ Music Video series - In a Jamaica, Queens barbershop, barbers talk current events & pop culture with their clients. The shop is owned by renowned record producer Corey Rooney. Each episode has a celebrity drop-in client.

Diana DeCilio cut the pilot episode before it was picked up for series in 2006.

Damage Control

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MTV2 • 2005

Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, executive producers

Hosted by Simple Plan lead singer Pierre Bouvier, this hidden camera show is the Risky Business of reality television. While an unsuspecting kid's parents are away for the weekend, all kinds of outrageous things happen back at the homestead. Does the kid put a stop to them? Does he/she fess up to the 'rents about the craziness when they come home? If he/she does, then big cash is the prize. The parents (who are in on the whole gag) win cash too for correctly predicting how their angel will handle each new dilemma.

Showbiz Moms & Dads

BRAVO • Summer 2004

World of Wonder - Hollywood, CA - Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, executive producers

This 7 part TV series from Bravo follows around struggling child performers of all stripes (actors, singers, beauty pageant princesses), but focuses on the parents, largely looking at the different ways the parents fit the stereotype of the pushy "Stage Mother" or "Showbiz Mom…and Dad".

The Residents

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DISCOVERY HEALTH • Spring 2004

Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer

Created by Emmy Award winning producer RJ Cutler, this 13 part documentary series follows the lives of interns going through their residencies at UCLA. Each one-hour episode chronicles the struggles faced by both the doctors and their patients.

Diana DeCilio edited 2 episodes

Freshman Diaries

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SHOWTIME • Fall 2003

Actual Reality Pictures - Los Angeles, CA - RJ Cutler, executive producer

This critically acclaimed 10 part documentary series is set on the buzzing campus of the University of Texas. The series depicts the poignant, unsteady, and emotional stories of a group of college freshman, each of whom were given a video camera to record their own diaries, which were then woven into the show with the verité footage captured throughout the year.

Diana DeCilio cut 2 episodes.
Press Clippings

Switched

ABC FAMILY • Fall 2003

Evolution Film & Tape - North Hollywood, CA - Doug Ross, executive producer

Non-fiction Television series where 2 teens from different cities across the nation are given a chance to swap lives to see how the other one lives. Diana DeCilio cut 2 episodes of the first season.

By the side of the Road, 911 in America

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Renee Pezzotta, executive producer

Official Selection 2007 Memphis international Film Festival, Winner Best Documentary 2006 Westwood International Film Festival, Official Selection 2006 Real Stories Program Trenton International Film Festival

Plot summary for By the Side of the Road: 911 in America (2005) (V)
On October 27, 2001 five people made a cross country journey from Los Angeles to New York City and back to document how people's lives had been affected by the worst terrorist attack in our country's history. "911 in America" features frank and candid conversations with people who live in America, vacation in America, and love America. What they reveal about their true feelings on faith, politics, and the threat of terrorism is not only frightening, but also surprisingly uplifting. Including exclusive footage of Ground Zero and interviews with NYC fireman Denis Patti.

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Johns

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Molly O'Brien, director 2001

Independent documentary film about an erotic masseuse struggling with her conscience as she aspires to be an artist.

Diana K. DeCilio

New York/Los Angeles • • diana@dkdecilio.com