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JEAN KAWAHARA LOVES THE CHALLENGE OF SHAPING UNWIELDY MASSES OF INFORMATION INTO ENTERTAINING NARRATIVES THAT MOTIVATE, INFORM AND INSPIRE. IN ADDITION TO HER COMMERCIAL WORK, JEAN HAS EDITED A NUMBER OF AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARIES, MANY OF WHICH HAVE SCREENED AT FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING A DOCU-STYLE NIKE CAMPAIGN SHE CUT WHICH WON A CANNES FILM FESTIVAL GOLDEN LION AWARD. IN 2001, SHE WON AN EMMY FOR BEST EDITING FOR THE FILM OF CIVIL WRONGS AND RIGHTS AND IN 2009, HER WORK ON CITY OF BORDERS EARNED AN AUDIENCE AWARD AT THE BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. IN 2011, SHE WAS SUPERVISING EDITOR ON THE DOCUMENTARY, SEMPER FI: ALWAYS FAITHFUL, WHICH WON THE BEST EDITING AWARD AT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL. OUTSIDE THE EDITING ROOM YOU WILL FIND JEAN WRITING, COLLABORATING ON FILMS, SLAUGHTERING THE SPANISH LANGUAGE BY ATTEMPTING TO SPEAK IT, AND SEARCHING ETERNALLY FOR THE SUN AMID THE BILLOWING SAN FRANCISCO FOG.
