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Madeleine Gavin

Editing

Biography

Madeleine Gavin is an American documentary director, editor, and producer. She is primarily an editor in narrative and documentary film. Madeleine’s work on Rebecca Cammisa’s Academy Award-nominated documentary Which Way Home earned her an Emmy nomination. She and Cammisa recently completed the HBO documentary Atomic Homefront. Madeleine directed the Netflix Original Documentary City of Joy, which follows the first class of students at a revolutionary leadership centre in a war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Personal Details

Gender
Female
Known For
Editing

Movies (44)

Atropia
3.0

Atropia

Editor (Editing)

2025

Captain America: Brave New World
6.0

Captain America: Brave New World

Editor (Editing)

2025

Beyond Utopia
7.7

Beyond Utopia

Writer (Writing)

2023

Luce
6.4

Luce

Editor (Editing)

2019

I Think We're Alone Now
5.8

I Think We're Alone Now

Editor (Editing)

2018

Personal Statement
10.0

Personal Statement

Editor (Editing)

2018

Atomic Homefront
6.9

Atomic Homefront

Editor (Editing)

2017

The Wilde Wedding
5.1

The Wilde Wedding

Editor (Editing)

2017

City of Joy
7.3

City of Joy

Writer (Writing)

2016

Strange Weather
5.8

Strange Weather

Editor (Editing)

2016

House of Z
7.2

House of Z

Editor (Editing)

2016

Nerve
7.0

Nerve

Editor (Editing)

2016

Meadowland
5.8

Meadowland

Editor (Editing)

2015

Mother
7.1

Mother

Editor (Editing)

2015

Match
5.9

Match

Editor (Editing)

2014

Song One
5.7

Song One

Editor (Editing)

2014

What Maisie Knew
7.1

What Maisie Knew

Editor (Editing)

2013

The Details
6.0

The Details

Editor (Editing)

2012

A Place at the Table
6.8

A Place at the Table

Editor (Editing)

2012

More Business of Being Born

More Business of Being Born

Editor (Editing)

2011

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
5.5

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

Editor (Editing)

2011

The Future
5.9

The Future

Additional Editor (Editing)

2011

Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia
6.7

Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia

Editor (Editing)

2010

Which Way Home
7.8

Which Way Home

Editor (Editing)

2009

Beloved

Beloved

Editor (Editing)

2009

Sleep Dealer
5.9

Sleep Dealer

Editor (Editing)

2008

The Caller
5.5

The Caller

Editor (Editing)

2008

Flow: For Love of Water
6.6

Flow: For Love of Water

Editor (Editing)

2008

The Business of Being Born
6.4

The Business of Being Born

Editor (Editing)

2008

My Mexican Shivah
6.1

My Mexican Shivah

Editor (Editing)

2007

Return to Rajapur
6.8

Return to Rajapur

Editor (Editing)

2006

Nearing Grace
4.8

Nearing Grace

Editor (Editing)

2006

Mondovino
6.4

Mondovino

Consulting Editor (Editing)

2004

Mean Creek
6.8

Mean Creek

Editor (Editing)

2004

What I Want My Words to Do to You
7.2

What I Want My Words to Do to You

Editor (Editing)

2003

Signs & Wonders
3.7

Signs & Wonders

Second Unit Director (Directing)

2001

Manic
6.9

Manic

Editor (Editing)

2001

Losing the Thread

Losing the Thread

Consulting Editor (Editing)

2000

Searching for Arthur

Searching for Arthur

Editor (Editing)

1998

Inside Out: Portraits of Children

Inside Out: Portraits of Children

Editor (Editing)

1997

Sunday
4.8

Sunday

Editor (Editing)

1997

Passion
6.3

Passion

Post Production Supervisor (Crew)

1996

Highway Patrolman
6.3

Highway Patrolman

Writers' Assistant (Writing)

1991

Rainy Season

Rainy Season

1987