Join Director Ayden Mayeri and Editor Audrey Leach for a conversation about the feature documentary they worked on together, 'Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story,' which won the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at SXSW this past March. They dive into the story behind the film, the production and post-production process, and what it was like bringing the project to life from the edit through its festival run. If you like all things girly & Y2k, this episode is for you!

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Tickets to Upcoming Screenings:

AFI FEST (10/24)

DOC NYC: (11/15 & 11/19)

Ayden Mayeri is an award-winning actor and director from Northern California. Her directorial debut, SUMMER 2000: THE X-CETRA STORY, premiered at SXSW 2026 where it won the Documentary Feature Jury Award. As an actor, she can be seen starring in the Tribeca film HONEYJOON, as well as Paul Feig’s JACKPOT! opposite John Cena and Awkwafina, Greg Mottola’s CONFESS FLETCH opposite John Hamm, and Hannah Pearl Utt’s CORA BORA opposite Meg Stalter. On the TV side, she stars in I LOVE THAT FOR YOU opposite Vanessa Bayer and Molly Shannon, MR. THROWBACK opposite Adam Pally and Steph Curry, and the upcoming Amazon series SEX CRIMINALS created by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon with Nia DeCosta directing.

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Esther Sokolow. editor of IT: Welcome To Derry, chats with Edit Girls about the incredible journey that is working with director Andy Muschietti on the latest installment in the Stephen King classic tale.

We deep dive into scenes from the first two episodes of the HBO series, we talk about her journey to the editing chair and Esther shares such valuable insight into her process this truly is a joy to listen to.

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https://www.instagram.com/esthersok/

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Host and Editor Audrey Leach interviews Eva Dubovoy, Editor of Hulu’s The Secrets of Hillsong, award-winning shorts at Sundance (Trokas Duras and Tiger), and much more. Growing up in Chicago, Eva started directing and editing music videos and short documentaries with her friends in high school & that’s where her love for telling unique stories was born. With films premiering at Sundance, Tribeca, and more, her work has garnered praise from Rolling Stone, LA Times, The Washington Post, and Roger Ebert who called her work "snappy and emotionally fine-tuned." Whether it's a thought-provoking documentary or a visually stunning commercial, she approaches each project with meticulous attention to detail and a keen eye for aesthetics.

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