How 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' Editor Worked in Secretive Process

Story by Matthew Minton

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Acclaimed editor Andrew Bird navigates a secretive, solo process to shape Germany's Oscar contender 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig'.

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Bird had to trust his own instincts without a director's feedback, a departure from his usual collaborative process
The Iranian thriller 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' is Germany's official Oscar submission for Best International Film

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Andrew Bird, Germany, The Seed of the Sacred Fig