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Editor – Robert A. Martinez
LUCY AND DESI’s Robert A. Martinez has built a career working as an assistant editor and editor on documentary films like; THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK – THE TOURING YEARS (206), THE APOLLO (2019), PAVAROTTI (2019) and THE BEE GEES: HOW DO YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART (2020), for which Robert received an ACE Eddie nomination. All of these projects were great preparation for LUCY AND DESI, for which Robert has received an Emmy nomination.
From director Amy Poehler, LUCY AND DESI explores the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz risked everything to be together. When Lucille was finally granted the opportunity to have her own television show, she insisted that her real-life spouse, Desi, be cast as her husband. Defying the odds, they re-invented the medium, on the screen and behind the cameras. The foundation of I LOVE LUCY was the constant rupture and repair of unconditional love. What Lucy and Desi couldn’t make work with each other, they gave to the rest of the world. LUCY AND DESI is an insightful and intimate peek behind the curtain of these two remarkable trailblazers – featuring interviews with Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Norman Lear, Desi Arnaz Jr, Carol Burnett and Bette Midler.
Editing LUCY AND DESI
In our discussion with editor, Robert A. Martinez we talk about:
- Building a doc around newly discovered, private audio tapes of the pair
- The relationship between writer and editor on a documentary
- Telling the story through the voices of Lucy and Desi
- The power of ScriptSync in documentary editing
- Making the jump from janitor to editor
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