THE INTEGRITY OF JOSEPH CHAMBERS
2022 Tribeca Film Festival - U.S. Narrative Feature Competition
2022 Tribeca Film Festival - U.S. Narrative Feature Competition
"Of all the narrative films that I saw [at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival], my favorite was The Integrity of Joseph Chambers... Utilizing a spare storytelling approach augmented by intriguing stylistic devices and bolstered by a strong performance by Crawford, the film is a quietly powerful indictment of how even the most benign forms of toxic masculinity can lead to awful results for all involved."
-Roger Ebert
"Unspools like a stripped-down, one-man Deliverance."
-Variety
"Editor Yvette M. Amirian also plays a significant role as to why the film works as well as it does. The Integrity of Joseph Chambers is such a slow-burner, more so than Machoian’s previous work, and I mean that as a compliment. Scenes that in other projects would feel too dragged-on come across as engaging here, because Amirian manages to perfectly time how long a character moment should last."
- Loud & Clear Reviews
"Striking a thoughtful tone, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers is an observant film about justification—one with quiet consequences that become somewhat apparent in the nearly perfect final scenes featuring Jeffrey Dean Morgan as chief of police in this small town. The deliberate pace is bolstered by the humor of Chambers essentially playing dress-up and getting himself in way over his head."
-The Film Stage
"If every movie shot over the past couple of years used the pandemic-required filming-restrictions to its benefit as amply as Robert Machoian’s intimately disquieting marvel of a film The Integrity of Joseph Chambers does, we would be in for a cinematic high... Gorgeously lensed, contemplative, lightly comic when it needs to be and a shot blasted straight through our heart when it doesn’t, Joseph Chambers is one of the best films I have seen this year."
-Pajiba
-Roger Ebert
"Unspools like a stripped-down, one-man Deliverance."
-Variety
"Editor Yvette M. Amirian also plays a significant role as to why the film works as well as it does. The Integrity of Joseph Chambers is such a slow-burner, more so than Machoian’s previous work, and I mean that as a compliment. Scenes that in other projects would feel too dragged-on come across as engaging here, because Amirian manages to perfectly time how long a character moment should last."
- Loud & Clear Reviews
"Striking a thoughtful tone, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers is an observant film about justification—one with quiet consequences that become somewhat apparent in the nearly perfect final scenes featuring Jeffrey Dean Morgan as chief of police in this small town. The deliberate pace is bolstered by the humor of Chambers essentially playing dress-up and getting himself in way over his head."
-The Film Stage
"If every movie shot over the past couple of years used the pandemic-required filming-restrictions to its benefit as amply as Robert Machoian’s intimately disquieting marvel of a film The Integrity of Joseph Chambers does, we would be in for a cinematic high... Gorgeously lensed, contemplative, lightly comic when it needs to be and a shot blasted straight through our heart when it doesn’t, Joseph Chambers is one of the best films I have seen this year."
-Pajiba
L.A. BURNING: The Riots 25 Years Later (A&E)
Primetime Emmy Award Nominee
“The program is full of the often-harrowing recollections of those who were in the middle of it all, and the passions of that moment are effectively resurrected.”
– New York Times
"This is a serious, pointedly handsome work."
- Los Angeles Times
"The editing is the star here, moving the viewer at a sizzling pace through the events, expertly juxtaposing personal and public perceptions of those volatile moments."
- Capital and Main
– New York Times
"This is a serious, pointedly handsome work."
- Los Angeles Times
"The editing is the star here, moving the viewer at a sizzling pace through the events, expertly juxtaposing personal and public perceptions of those volatile moments."
- Capital and Main
DATING AROUND (Netflix)
Critics' Choice Real TV Awards Winner
"Dating Around's innovation comes from an unlikely source: its editing."
– The Ringer
"It's beautifully shot and slickly edited."
– USA Today
“The editing plays an important role in helping us understand what’s going on in each person’s minds without a continuous stream of confessional interviews running parallel to the date as well.”
– Vogue
“This style of editing is wild and disorienting at first, but it quickly becomes seamless because it’s so exceptionally well-done… As the daters learn who they like, the editing narrows its focus, guiding us subtly but effectively.”
– Reality Blurred
“If the editing of Dating Around is manipulative, it is a constructive kind of interference. Its montage technique injects mystery into an otherwise rote exercise… The edit destabilizes our perspective, so that we never know exactly who is on the other end of the conversation at any given moment. This converts the mildest of emotions into suspense.”
– New York Times
"I'm not going to spoil the whole series, but there’s a flare-up in episode two that is positively Shakesperean in its emotional breadth…”
– The Guardian
– The Ringer
"It's beautifully shot and slickly edited."
– USA Today
“The editing plays an important role in helping us understand what’s going on in each person’s minds without a continuous stream of confessional interviews running parallel to the date as well.”
– Vogue
“This style of editing is wild and disorienting at first, but it quickly becomes seamless because it’s so exceptionally well-done… As the daters learn who they like, the editing narrows its focus, guiding us subtly but effectively.”
– Reality Blurred
“If the editing of Dating Around is manipulative, it is a constructive kind of interference. Its montage technique injects mystery into an otherwise rote exercise… The edit destabilizes our perspective, so that we never know exactly who is on the other end of the conversation at any given moment. This converts the mildest of emotions into suspense.”
– New York Times
"I'm not going to spoil the whole series, but there’s a flare-up in episode two that is positively Shakesperean in its emotional breadth…”
– The Guardian
WHALE WARS (Animal Planet)
TV Academy Honors Winner - ACE Eddie Award Nominee
“The most exciting unscripted series of the year... a thrilling adventure."
– Boston Herald
“The cold opens are often master classes in dramatic editing, and all are a reminder just what an extraordinary series Whale Wars still is.”
– Reality Blurred
“As always, Sea Shepherd’s actions are morally and legally ambiguous – and the results are breathtakingly dramatic, far more intense than virtually anything else on television. The final confrontation in the two-hour episode is jaw-dropping, and is among the most intense things I’ve seen on television this year, reality or scripted.”
– Reality Blurred
– Boston Herald
“The cold opens are often master classes in dramatic editing, and all are a reminder just what an extraordinary series Whale Wars still is.”
– Reality Blurred
“As always, Sea Shepherd’s actions are morally and legally ambiguous – and the results are breathtakingly dramatic, far more intense than virtually anything else on television. The final confrontation in the two-hour episode is jaw-dropping, and is among the most intense things I’ve seen on television this year, reality or scripted.”
– Reality Blurred
JODI ARIAS: Dirty Little Secret (Lifetime)
“Dirty Little Secret is a pretty good film. It's a draw-you-in, sudsy melodrama stocked with guilty pleasures: romance, sex, obsession, betrayal and vengeance.”
– People Magazine
– People Magazine
Interview with Yvette M. Amirian, ACE: Discussing her editing process and more
Tribeca 2022: The Integrity of Joseph Chambers Interview with Yvette M. Amirian, ACE
Veteran Film & TV Editors Share Tips On What To Do Once You Land The Job
