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ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME
ABOUT

“Editor Christina Stiles enticingly integrates these elements to achieve a fluid sense of pacing that’s careful not to get too far ahead of the sometimes complex narrative.”

Christina Stiles is a film editor based in Los Angeles.
Her work has been featured in festivals around the world and on platforms such as PBS, Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Paramount+, BBC, and Hulu, among others. She is a 2023 DOC NYC 40 Under 40 alum, and a 2024-2025 Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellow.
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Christina is best known for her work on the critically acclaimed feature Red Penguins by Emmy-nominated director Gabe Polsky. Spoken in English and Russian, Red Penguins chronicles the fleeting joint venture between the Pittsburgh Penguins and famed Russian Red Army hockey teams in the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse, shedding light on the tumultuous relationship between the two countries.
Red Penguins premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and screened at several other festivals, including DOC NYC. The film was acquired by Universal Studios and nominated for Best Sports Documentary at the 2020 Critics Choice Documentary Awards, and Best Documentary Screenplay at the 2021 Writers Guild Awards.
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More recently, Christina edited the feature Riders on the Storm directed by Jason Motlagh and Mark Oltmanns. Primarily spoken in Dari and Pashto, the film follows the Taliban’s rise to power through the lens of Afghanistan's national sport, buzkashi. Riders on the Storm had it's world premiere at SXSW and sold to Canal + for distribution.
Other associated work of hers includes the feature documentaries In Search of Greatness directed by Gabe Polsky, and Oscar-nominated director Lucy Walker’s Bring Your Own Brigade, both of which had theatrical runs. Highlights of her short-form work include the documentary short Karachi at Night, Olympic Channel Original Series "By Her Rules", and the New York Times Op-Doc “Mapping the Disability Trap." Christina also consults on films both big and small, and has vast experience in the commercial world editing branded content for major companies in between films.
To see more film credits, check out her IMDb page.
To inquire about her future availability or ask for a copy of her CV click here.