Sandra Adair (born 1952) is an American film editor. Since 1993, with the film Dazed and Confused, she has worked with director Richard Linklater on over twenty feature films.
Life and career Sandra B. Adair (born Estrin) was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the daughter of Rachel and Herman Estrin. Her family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early 1960s.
Adair later lived in Los Angeles. In 1978, she married television director and filmmaker Dwight R. Adair (Dallas; Dynasty). In the beginning of her career, she often worked as assistant editor for her brother, Robert Estrin. Together, they worked on films and documentary features such as Desert Hearts (1985), Creation of the Universe (1985), What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) and Internal Affairs (1990). In 1991, she moved to Austin, Texas. Since 1993, she has edited all of Richard Linklater's films, and has co-produced some of them.
Adair received the ACE Eddie Award for her editing of Boyhood (2014). She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film.
Adair is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, of American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.) and Austin Film Society.
Selected filmography + Editor Year Film Director Notes1988 The TelephoneRip Torn1990 SmoothtalkerTom Milo1993 Dazed and ConfusedRichard LinklaterFirst collaboration with Richard Linklater1994 The Return of the Texas Chainsaw MassacreKim Henkel1995 Before Sunrise Richard Linklater1996 SubUrbia 1998 The Newton Boys They Come at NightLindy Laub 2001 Waking Life Richard Linklater Tape 2003 Rolling KansasThomas Haden Church SexlessAlex Holdridge School of Rock Richard Linklater2004 Before Sunset2005 Bad News Bears 2006 Fast Food Nation A Scanner Darkly2007 Elvis and AnabelleWill Geiger2008 Me and Orson WellesRichard Linklater2010 Everything Must GoDan Rush2011 Bernie Richard Linklater2013 Before Midnight2014 Boyhood2015 TumbledownSean Mewshaw2016 Everybody Wants Some!! Richard Linklater2017 Last Flag Flying2019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette2021 Blue MiracleJulio Quintana 2022 Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood Richard Linklater Alone Together Katie Holmes 2023 Hit Man Richard Linklater Twentieth collaboration with Richard Linklater 2025 Blue Moon Due West Evan Miller Merrily We Roll Along Richard Linklater
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1974 The Swinging CheerleadersJack Hill Assistant editor 1976 Pipe DreamsStephen Verona Mansion of the DoomedMichael Pataki1977 Outlaw BluesRichard T. Heffron1980 The Hollywood KnightsFloyd Mutrux1981 True ConfessionsUlu GrosbardFirst assistant editor1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together AgainJerry BelsonAssistant film editor1985 Desert HeartsDonna DeitchAssistant editor1990 Internal AffairsMike FiggisAdditional editor2015 The Teller and the TruthAndrew ShapterSupervising editor2021 Blue MiracleJulio QuintanaEditor
+ Producer Year Film Director Credit2014 BoyhoodRichard LinklaterCo-producer
Documentaries
+ Editor Year Film Director2008 Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a CoachRichard Linklater2011 Sushi: The Global CatchMark Hall2012 Shepard & DarkTreva Wurmfeld2015 A Single FrameBrandon Dickerson2016 At the ForkJohn Papola2017 The Secret Life of Lance LetscherHerself2020 Take Pains, Be PerfectKristi Frazier2021 Without Getting Killed or Caught
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1986 What Happened to Kerouac?Assistant editor2008 Tattooed Under FireNancy SchiesariEditing consultant
+ Director Year Film2017 The Secret Life of Lance Letscher
+ Producer Year Film Director Credit2008 Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a CoachRichard Linklater Associate producer2012 Shepard & DarkTreva Wurmfeld2017 The Secret Life of Lance LetscherHerselfProducer
+ Thanks Year Film Director Role2014 21 Years: Richard LinklaterSpecial thanks2019 Running with BetoDavid ModiglianiThanks
Shorts + Editor Year Film Director2003 Live from Shiva's Dance Floor Richard Linklater2019 Another Day at the Office
TV documentaries + Editor Year Film Director1992 Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
+ Editorial department Year Film Role1985 Creation of the UniverseAssistant editor
TV movies + Editor Year Film Director1986 MaricelaChristine Burrill2004 $5.15/Hr.Richard Linklater
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1978 KingAbby Mann Assistant editor1979 Anatomy of a SeductionSteven Hilliard Stern
TV series + Editor Year Title Notes1991 American Playhouse1 episode2000 Dream House2022 LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy2 episodes
+ Editorial department Year Title Role Notes1978 KingAssistant editor3 episodes2010 Independent LensConsulting editor1 episode
+ Actress Year Title Role Notes2012 Up to SpeedCurry House1 episode
TV shorts + Editor Year Film Director1991 The Hollow BoyNoel Black
See also List of film director and editor collaborations
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