Cara Silverman Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied political science at American University in the late 1980s
• Started out as an intern at the New York public TV station WNET, where she later apprenticed as an editor
• Worked as a first assistant editor on the film "The Prince of Pennsylvania" in 1988
• Quote: "I started hanging out with some of the documentary crews and the editors [at WNET]․ And finally, they took pity on me and hired me as an apprentice․ I never knew a sprocket from a frame․ I apprenticed myself․"
• Quote: "Editing is not just about matching action․ It's about telling the truest story․ It's respecting the story as it's being told․"
• Best known as a film editor who worked on "Super," "Big Miracle," and "He's Just Not That Into You․"
• Worked with director Martin Scorsese and film editor Thelma Schoonmaker on the 1991 remake of "Cape Fear," which she described as "like going to film school․ It was extraordinary․"