Katyann is a video editor and colorist born, bred and living in New York. She is a gifted story teller as well as an experienced assistant editor with strong technical skills in Premiere, Avid, and Resolve. She’s been working in the realm of post-production for her entire career, from Post-PA to Post-Supervisor and everything in between.

Currently she is working on Lance Oppenheim’s latest film, a narrative feature for A24, as First Assistant Editor.

She was a 2023-2024 Karen Schmeer Editing Fellow under the mentorship of Toby Shimin and Penny Falk. She also volunteers with the Alliance of Documentary Editors as the lead organizer for the Conflict & Care Circle which formed to address harm and conflict within the organization through a Restorative/Transformative Justice Lens.

Her work has screened at several national and international film festivals, most recently at SXSW for the premiere of Death of a Unicorn, and on major streaming platforms (HBO and Netflix). She also has a background in editing for branded social media content. Clients include Patagonia, the WBNA, Meta, O.P.I., and JW Marriott.

Katyann thrives in collaborative environments and enjoys the exchange of ideas in filmmaking most of all. She’s interested in doing more narrative editing, especially in the horror and sci-fi genre. She’s looking for directors to establish long-term working relationships with so please reach out if you’re looking for an editor soul mate!

On a personal level, she’s a first generation American (Honduran and Irish parents) who cares about a range of political issues like prison abolition, the environmental crisis, anti-imperialism, black liberation, immigrant justice, LGBTQIA+ rights, expanding Medicare/Medicaid, intersectional feminism, supporting victims of domestic violence, mental health awareness, ending homelessness, and fighting the ills of capitalism. Working on films that deal with any of these topics give her life meaning. She’s an avid traveler, a home chef, and a raver.