Creative studio Nice Shoes has signed editor JK Carrington for representation as part of its recently launched editorial division. With a diverse portfolio of editing and sound design work for brands and agencies–and credits across the broadcast media, documentary and advertising industries–she informs her passion for creative storytelling with her extensive arts and design education. Her editing style openly syncs with audio, fusing the edit with a unique blend of sound, music and pacing. She counts among her top-tier clients Katy Perry for “Killer Queen,” Walgreens, Always, Lil Yachty x Nautica, Nike, NFL, White House Black Market, and many more.
Carrington joins a Nice Shoes roster that includes creative director of Editorial Adam Liebowitz, who signed with the studio in January.
“When Nice Shoes first approached me for representation, I was immediately impressed by their business model. It’s the first I’ve seen of its kind that aims to help self-made freelance creative editors such as myself by providing tools and support to not just survive, but thrive–without limiting where or how I can work. I appreciate the studio’s ability to pinpoint both where the industry is going and where it is right now, to create the best work for their clients,” said Carrington.
Growing up, Carrington was surrounded by art, learning to compose music on multiple instruments, and practicing her craft in sculpture, drawing, painting, and rudimentary video art. While obtaining her BA in Architecture, a professor observed that she had a natural inclination to “design in moments.” After graduation, Carrington worked as an assistant set designer on Broadway musicals, but realized a bigger passion for editing as her creative voice. She started from the ground up, at the time knowing no one in postproduction, and rapidly built a career over the years. Garnering experience at a wide range of post shops, she edited for leading production companies, agencies and brands in advertising, before joining Nice Shoes for representation.
In-between jobs, Carrington tries to give back to her local community by supporting other minority, female or non-binary, and/or LGBTQ-friendly businesses with her editorial and directorial talents. “As a queer Asian woman, I’m only now, slowly, seeing the beginnings of representation and identity-acceptance around me. So if I can help others with their endeavors with what I know how to do best, then this is my way of being able to send the ladder down.”
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More