FERNANDA TORNAGHI
DOCUMENTARY EDITOR

Specializing in investigative documentary and exposés

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I make documentaries because they're one of the few places left where we can truly walk in someone else's shoes, feel what it costs, and understand what it means. True stories about real people carry real weight, and told well, they can change how someone sees the world, or themselves.

 

I genuinely fall in love with the subjects of my work and with my colleagues. That's not separate from the craft. It's the source of it.

 

The reason I can build emotional tension without going over the top is the same reason I become friends with most everyone I work with: I actually care what happens to people. My job is to find the story that's already there and honor it. 

I began my career as a director. My debut feature Queen of Brazil was an official selection at the Zurich International Film Festival, and I co-produced Diamantino, winner of the Cannes Critics Week Grand Prize. Editing drew me deeper, and for the past fifteen years I've been building a career in service of other people's stories. I'm now returning to directing, with everything I've learned on both sides of the process.​​

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Rio de Janeiro is where I was born. Hampshire College is where I studied film and creative writing. Los Angeles has been home for me and my wife since 2020. My work spans True Crime to Verité across Netflix, Hulu, and AMC+, and includes Girl in the Picture, American Murder: Laci Peterson, and Marines. I'm a member of ACE (American Cinema Editors), ADE (Alliance of Documentary Editors), Television Academy, and EDT (Brazilian Editor's Association).