About

Garry, ACE, is an internationally acclaimed film editor with a career spanning over 25 years and 55 diverse titles.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Garry immigrated to Canada in the 1980s before moving to San Francisco to immerse himself in cinema history and filmmaking. His creative foundation was further shaped by a year-long solo land expedition across Africa from West to East via the Congo River, followed by a period creating experimental films in
Berlin. Upon returning to Canada, he launched his professional career at the National Film Board of Canada, Documentary Department, quickly rising from assistant editor to editing major studio projects for Universal Studios, Columbia Pictures, and MGM. He made his feature editing debut with the psychological thriller The Limbic Region.

Equally versatile across genres and formats, Garry has edited action, drama, comedy, horror, Westerns, sci-fi, documentaries, and animation. His work has earned critical acclaim and major industry accolades, including an NAACP Image Award for Best Television Movie or Miniseries for Sins of the Mother.

Most recently, Garry co-produced and edited Godpower, a short film shot in Nigeria that won the Grand Jury Prize at Dances With Films Los Angeles, making it eligible for Academy Award consideration. Deeply committed to cinematic education, he was recently invited to teach a film editing masterclass at the Wimpro International Film Academy in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The masterclass produced 10 short films that debuted at the Afrik International Film Festival (AIFF), where Garry was honored with the prestigious International Collaboration Award.

Garry holds Canadian, US, and UK citizenship, and splits his time between Los Angeles
and Vancouver, BC.

Garry is an internationally acclaimed film editor who has worked on a diverse range of projects over the past 25 years. Garry has recently been awarded ACE membership in recognition of his achievement in the creative art of film editing.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Garry immigrated to Canada in the 1980’s. His interest in cinema led him to San Francisco where he studied filmmaking; from French New Wave to American Classic Cinema. Returning to Canada, he was quickly employed as a first assistant editor for The National Film Board Of Canada. After which he transitioned to Universal Studios, Columbia Pictures and MGM, where he made the leap to editor on the psychological thriller “The Limbic Region” starring Edward James Olmos.

With over 50 titles to his credit, Garry’s work has spanned over a variety of genres from action, drama, comedy, horror, Westerns to science fiction, documentary and animation. Winning awards such as the NAACP for best TV Movie or Miniseries for the critically acclaimed “Sins of the Mother” starring Jill Scott and Nicole Beharie. Garry is a resident of Los Angeles and has both Canadian and UK citizenship.