Louise Ford is a British film editor. She is best known for her collaborations with director Robert Eggers, which include The Witch (2015), The Lighthouse (2019), The Northman (2022), and Nosferatu (2024).
Biography Ford was born in Nantwich, Cheshire. After completing a media studies degree at the Polytechnic of Central London, she began her career as a journalist and worked as a copy/production editor for publications including The Sunday Times, Q, and Cosmopolitan. She later moved to New York City and took a six-week editing course through The Edit Center, where she met editor Michael Taylor and became his assistant. She met director Robert Eggers in 2007, when she edited his short film The Tell-Tale Heart.
Filmography Year Title Director 2014 The Heart Machine Zachary Wigon 2015 The Witch Robert Eggers 2016 Don't Breathe Fede Álvarez 2017 Thoroughbreds Cory Finley 2018 Wildlife Paul Dano Siberia Matthew Ross 2019 The Lighthouse Robert Eggers Bad Education Cory Finley 2021 Things Heard & Seen Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini 2022 The Northman Robert Eggers 2023 Landscape with Invisible Hand Cory Finley 2024 Nosferatu Robert Eggers 2025 Black Phone 2 Scott Derrickson
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Chicago Indie Critics 2025 Best Editing Nosferatu DiscussingFilm Critic Awards 2019 Best Film Editing The Lighthouse Independent Spirit Awards 2019 Best Editing The Lighthouse Indiana Film Journalists Association 2022 Best Editing The Northman 2024 Nosferatu North Dakota Film Society 2020 Best Editing The Lighthouse 2025 Nosferatu
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