Navigating Memories: The Editing Journey of The Cutting Room Floor

Name: The Cutting Room Floor
Description: Kate is an assistant editor working on a Hollywood romance film when her mentor, the lead editor, must leave the project due to a worsening medical condition. Kate is then unexpectedly promoted to lead editor and finds herself editing her first feature film under an impossibly tight deadline. As Kate steps up to this huge undertaking, her relationship falls apart. She avoids coping with her recently broken-off engagement and, in turn, loses herself in the work…literally. The romantic footage triggers her memories of her own relationship and she relives its timeline in flashbacks that become muddled with the movie’s footage. With the pressure of a looming deadline, stress and sleep deprivation consume Kate, and the line between memory, reality, and footage becomes blurred. Kate works through these personal obstacles as she finds catharsis through the editing process and imagines how she would “edit” her relationship. Through this process, she gains the courage to believe in herself and her work. She is victorious as she comes into her own as an editor.
Genre: Feature Film
Date Created: Summer 2025

The Cutting Room Floor: A Cinematic Journey of Self-Discovery

Step into the mesmerizing world of “The Cutting Room Floor,” a captivating feature film set to release in the summer of 2025. Produced by Simon TaufiQue, Danielle Eva Schwob, and Ben Leong, this narrative masterpiece is helmed by the talented writer/director Victoria DeMartin.

Follow Kate, an assistant editor thrust into the lead role when her mentor departs due to health reasons, as she navigates the challenges of editing her first feature film under intense pressure. Amid a deteriorating relationship and a race against time, Kate immerses herself in her work, blending memories of her past with the film’s romantic footage. As the lines between reality, memory, and imagination blur, Kate embarks on a personal journey of self-discovery, finding strength and courage through the cathartic process of editing.