Laura Israel
Known for
Editing
Biography
Laura Israel cut her teeth editing award-winning commercials and music videos while still a film student at NYU. By the time she graduated she had formed her own editorial company, Assemblage. Her client list included: John Lurie, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Keith Richards, Sonic Youth, New Order, Ziggy Marley, David Byrne, artists Laurie Simmons and Robert Frank. The films she edited with Frank have screened all over the world and won many awards. WINDFALL, her debut doc, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won top prize at Doc NYC. A NY Times Critics Pick, the paper dubbed it “Urgent, informative and artfully assembled”. WINDFALL is distributed by First Run Features, and...
Best known work
Filmography
2024
Fearless FrankDirector
2024
2024
2024
2019
2018
The KingEditor
2017
2017
Defining HopeEditor
2017
National DisintegrationsEditor
2015
Don't Blink - Robert FrankDirector, Producer
2013
Zipper: Coney Island's Last Wild RideSupervising Editor
2012
WindfallDirector
2006
The Music of RegretEditor
2005
SanyuEditor
1998
I RememberEditor
1996
The PresentEditor
1996
SouvenirEditor
1991









