Dena Mermelstein
Editor
Dena has been working in the documentary film industry for 15 years. She directed and edited a series of industrial videos for the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers' Union, which were produced by Barbara Kopple. Recent editing credits include: "American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawaii", which aired on the PBS in 2003 and 2004; "Chiefs", Best Documentary winner at the 2002 Tribeca Film Festival and an Independent Lens broadcast; and Third World Newsreel's "North Korea: Beyond the DMZ", which had its world premiere at the Museum of Modern Art. Mermelstein also edited a series of documentary films for the NAACP about HIV and AIDS, which have been used extensively in the African-American community to encourage HIV testing and safe-sex practices.
Mermelstein was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her editing work on the children's program, Reading Rainbow