Lee Percy (born February 10, 1953) is an American film editor. At the

61st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The 61st Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on Spectember 12, 2009 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. This was in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy Awards and was presented in recognition of technical ...

, he received two Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie nominations for editing the 2009 television films ''

Taking Chance ''Taking Chance'' is a 2009 American historical drama television film directed by Ross Katz, from a screenplay by Michael Strobl and Katz, based on the journal of the same name by Strobl, who also serves as military consultant. Kevin Bacon's po ...

'' and '' Grey Gardens'', winning for the former. A native of

Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...

, Percy initially trained to be an actor at Juilliard before switching focus to editing. Director Kimberly Peirce stated that Percy's editing provided the constructive structuring of the film '' Boys Don't Cry'' via deciding which scenes to keep or cut, allowing her to see which would work in the final version. Percy made his directorial debut on the short film ''Dreaming American''.Lee Percy to Make Directorial Debut with DREAMING AMERICAN Short Film
/ref> Percy has been a Creative Adviser at the Sundance Directors Lab as well as a mentor at the IFP.

Select filmography

As editor

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Shogun Assassin ''Shogun Assassin'' is a 1980 ''jidaigeki'' film directed by Robert Houston. ''Shogun Assassin'' was edited and compiled from the first two films in the ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' series, using 12 minutes of the first film, '' Lone Wolf and Cub: Sw ...

'' (1980) *''

The Killing of America is a 1982 Japanese–American documentary and mondo film directed by Sheldon Renan and Leonard Schrader. The film was premiered in New York City in February 1982 and was shown at the 2013 ''Fantasia Festival''. Synopsis ''The Killing of Americ ...

'' (1981) *'' They Call Me Bruce?'' (1982) *''

Re-Animator ''Re-Animator'' (also known as ''H. P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator'') is a 1985 American comedy horror film loosely based on the 1922 H. P. Lovecraft serial novelette "Herbert West–Reanimator". Directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Brian Yuzn ...

'' (1985) *'' Troll'' (1986) *'' From Beyond'' (1986) *'' Dolls'' (1987) *'' Slam Dance'' (1987) *'' Checking Out'' (1989) *'' Blue Steel'' (1990) *''

Reversal of Fortune ''Reversal of Fortune'' is a 1990 American drama film adapted from the 1985 book ''Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case'', written by law professor Alan Dershowitz. It recounts the true story of the unexplained coma of socialite Sunny ...

'' (1990) *'' Year of the Gun'' (1991) *'' Single White Female'' (1992) *'' Against the Wall'' (1994) *'' Corrina, Corrina'' (1994) *''

Kiss of Death Kiss of Death may refer to: * Kiss of Judas, Judas's betrayal of Jesus with a kiss identifying him to his executioners * Kiss of death (mafia), a Mafia signal that someone has been marked for execution Film and television * ''Kiss of Death'' ...

'' (1995) *'' Before and After'' (1996) *'' Desperate Measures'' (1998) *'' 54'' (1998) *'' Boys Don't Cry'' (1999) *''

The Believer Believer(s) or The Believer(s) may refer to: Religion * Believer, a person who holds a particular belief ** Believer, a person who holds a particular religious belief *** Believers, Christians with a religious faith in the divine Christ *** Beli ...

'' (2001) *''

The Center of the World ''The Center of the World'' is a 2001 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and shot on digital video. It stars Peter Sarsgaard as a dot-com millionaire who hires a drummer/stripper (Molly Parker) to stay with him in Las Vegas for three day ...

'' (2001) *'' Murder by Numbers'' (2002) *''

Maria Full of Grace ''Maria Full of Grace'' (Spanish title: ''María, llena eres de gracia'', lit., " Maria, you are full of grace") is a 2004 drama film written and directed by Joshua Marston. The film was produced between Colombia and the United States. The story ...

'' (2004) *'' A Home at the End of the World'' (2004) *'' A Love Song for Bobby Long'' (2004) *'' The Ice Harvest'' (2005) *''

Mrs. Harris ''Mrs. Harris'' is a 2005 American-British made-for-television drama film written and directed by Phyllis Nagy. The teleplay, based on the book ''Very Much a Lady'' by Shana Alexander, focuses on the tempestuous relationship between Herman Tarnower ...

'' (2005) *''

Wind Chill Wind chill or windchill (popularly wind chill factor) is the lowering of body temperature due to the passing-flow of lower-temperature air. Wind chill numbers are always lower than the air temperature for values where the formula is valid. When ...

'' (2007) *'' Noise'' (2007) *''

'' (2009) *'' Grey Gardens'' (2009) *'' Into Temptation'' (2009) *'' Amelia'' (2009) *'' As Good as Dead'' (2010) *'' Thin Ice'' (2011) *'' Disconnect'' (2012) *''

Carrie Carrie may refer to: People * Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname Places in the United States * Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carrie Glacier, Olympic Nati ...

'' (2013) *''

Dukhtar ''Dukhtar'' (; ) is a 2014 Pakistani drama-thriller film directed by Afia Nathaniel. The film stars Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref, Asif Khan, Ajab Gul and Samina Ahmad. The film is Afia Nathaniel's feature directorial debut; she also ...

'' (2014) *'' ''Angelica'''' (2015) *''

Touched with Fire ''Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament'' is a book by the American psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison examining the relationship between bipolar disorder and artistic creativity. It contains extensive case stu ...

'' (2015) *''

Snowden Snowden may refer to: * Snowden (surname), a given name and a family name People * Edward Snowden, former computer intelligence consultant who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 Music * Snowden ...

'' (2016) *'' The Mountain Between Us'' (2017) *''

Mapplethorpe Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-p ...

'' (2018) *'' The Kindergarten Teacher'' (2018)

As Additional/Assistant Editor

* ''Roar'' (1981) *'' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) *''

Bernard and Doris ''Bernard and Doris'' is a 2006 film directed by Bob Balaban. The teleplay by Hugh Costello is a semi-fictionalized account of the relationship that developed between socialite heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke and her self-destructive Irish ...

'' (2006) *''

Archie's Final Project ''Archie's Final Project'' (also known by its original title ''My Suicide'') is a 2009 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by David Lee Miller and written by Miller, Eric J. Adams, and Gabriel Sunday, who also served as second unit d ...

'' (2009) *'' Into the Storm'' (2009) *''

A Dog Year ''A Dog Year'' is a 2009 American made-for-television comedy-drama film written and directed by first-time director George LaVoo and starring Jeff Bridges. It was originally broadcast on HBO on September 3, 2009. The film is based on the memoir b ...

'' (2009) *'' Salt'' (2010) * ''Cinema Verite'' (2011) * ''What Maisie Knew'' (2012)

References

External links

Lee Percy
at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Percy, Lee 1953 births Juilliard School alumni People from Kalamazoo, Michigan Living people Film directors from Michigan American film editors