Known for Editing
Stephen Elliott Rivkin (born May 5, 1955) is an American film editor and music video director. He is best known for his editing work on the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and his work with director James Cameron as an editor on Avatar, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Rivkin has edited three films for director Norman Jewison; Rivkin has worked extensively with director Gore Verbinski. Rivkin is an elected member of the American Cinema Editors and currently serves as the organisation's president. He was also an associate producer on two films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen E. Rivkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
May 5, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Filmography
39 films, 1 show


Winter Count
1976 · 7m
country: Unknown
"This film, narrated by an elderly woman, shows how Oglala Sioux pictorially recorded their calendar histories on buffalo hides, called 'winter counts.'" (US National Archives). Directed, produced, and edited by Oscar-nominated editor, Stephen E. Rivkin. The film was made with the Young Filmmaker Bicentennial Grant provided by the United States Information Agency.