# Michaelle McGaraghan

> Senior Editor/Director

Location: El Cerrito, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/michaellemcgaraghan

Michaelle has been a professional film editor for the past 12 years, collaborating with influential filmmakers such as Vivien Hillgrove, Marc Smolowitz, Pratibha Parmar and Jacqueline Olive. Her work has screened all over the world including, SXSW, PBS, MTV, and Disney+ and she is a Sundance Art of Editing fellow.
Michaelle knew she would become an editor as soon as she got a hold of the family’s camcorder and VCR at the tender age of 14. From there it was a straight shot to film school at the University of Utah, where she learned how to shoot and edit 16mm film and master early digital video editing.
 After a few years as a vagabond and an amateur archeologist in southeastern Turkey, Michaelle moved to the Bay Area and found her way into a Product Designer position at Apple, Inc. There she used her filmmaking background to help make Final Cut Pro one of the most popular editing platforms in the world. After her pet project (aka Final Cut Pro 7) was released, she left Apple to go back to editing full time.
 When she’s not working on passion projects for documentary filmmakers, Michaelle cuts for clients such as  Disney/Pixar, Google, Cisco and Masterclass. Her latest work, "Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red" premiered on Disney+ in 2022.
 Michaelle lives in the Bay Area with two adorable kids, her graphic designer husband, a weird dog and some chickens.

## Work Experience
### Freelance Video Editor/Director @ Preroll Films
Jan 2002 – Present

### Editor @ MasterClass
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

### Freelance Video Editor @ Camp Creative
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | East Bay, CA
Freelance video editing and motion graphics for clients such as Google and Cisco

### Freelance Video Editor @ Google
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011

### Final Cut Pro Trainer @ Pixar Animation Studios
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011
Teaching both intro and advanced Final Cut Pro classes for Pixar University.

### Customer Feedback/Product Design @ Apple, Inc.
Jan 2003 – Jan 2008

### Technical Editor @ Apple, Inc.
Jan 2003 – Jan 2005

### Product Design Lead @ Apple, Inc
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008


## Education
### University of Utah

### Pixel Corps


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michaellemcg
- Portfolio: http://preroll.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13