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SHON HEDGES EDITOR FEATURES iGILBERT Paloma Pictures Prod: Cynthia Hargrave, Adrian Martinez Dir: Adrian Martinez Anthony Vorhies PICTURE PARIS (Short) For Goodness Sake Prod: Brad Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julie Snyder Dir: Brad Hall *Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival, 2012 GENEROSITY OF EYE (Documentary) For Goodness Sake Prod: Brad Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julie Snyder Dir: Brad Hall ABOUT SUNNY (Associate Editor) On the Line Prods./ Prod: Lauren Ambrose, Blythe Robertson, Mike Ryan Dir: Bryan Wizemann Votiv Films AFRICAN ADVENTURE: nWave Pictures Prod: Ben Stassen Dir: Ben Stassen SAFARI IN THE OKAVANGO (Documentary) TELEVISION NEW AMSTERDAM (Season 1) Universal/NBC Prod: Peter Horton, David Schulner Dir: Various THE ORVILLE (Season 1) 20th Century Fox/Fox Prod: Seth McFarlane, David Goodman Dir: Various Brannon Braga, John Cassar BULL (Season 1) CBS Studios/CBS Prod: Mark Goffman, Paul Attanasio Dir: Various BLACK SAILS (Ep. 106, 209, 302) Starz Prod: Michael Bay, Jonathan Steinberg, Dan Shotz Dir: T.J. Scott, Lukas Ettlin HEROES REBORN (Season 1) Universal/NBC Prod: Tim Kring, Lori Motyer Dir: Various HOMELAND (Season 2) Fox 21/Showtime Prod: Alex Gansa, Meredith Stiehm, Howard Gordon Dir: Various (Additional Editing) THE KILLING (Season 2) Fox TV/AMC/Netflix Prod: Veena Sud, Mikkel Bondesen, Ron French Dir: Various (Assistant Editor) SMASH (Pilot) (Assistant Editor) Universal/NBC Prod: Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Marc Shaiman Dir: Michael Mayer IN PLAIN SIGHT (Ep. 403) USA Prod: David Maples Dir: Michael Schultz (Assistant Editor) IN TREATMENT (Ep. 326, 327, 328) HBO Prod: Paris Barclay, Anya Epstein Dir: Various (Assistant Editor) RUBICON (Season 1) Warner Horizon/AMC Prod: Henry Bromwell, Jason Horwitch Dir: Various (Assistant Editor) A MARRIAGE (Pilot) CBS Prod: Ed Zwick, Marshall Herzkovitz Dir: Marshall Herskovitz QUARTERLIFE (3 episodes) NBC Prod: Ed Zwick, Marshall Herzkovitz Dir: Marshall Herskovitz, Catherine Jelski 405 S Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212 - T 310.888.4200 - F 310.888.4242 www.apa-agency.com .

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