Joi McMillon (Editing)

Joi McMillon is an American film editor. In 2003, she graduated from Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. McMillon is known for her work on the Academy Award-winning films Moonlight (2016) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), both winning several respective accolades. McMillon initially planned to be a journalist, but a high school field trip to Universal Studios introduced her to the craft of editing and inspired her to apply to film school. She attended Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, graduating in 2003. Joi McMillon's first job on an editorial team was as a night assistant editor on The Surreal Life, Season 3, with Flavour Flav and Brigitte Nielsen. Her first time cutting footage together was a teaser for Beauty and the Geek. In 2017, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing (shared with Nat Sanders) at the 89th Academy Awards. McMillon is...Read More