Sandra B. Adair (born Estrin) was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the daughter of Rachel and Herman Estrin. Her family moved to Las Vegas in the early 1960s.[1]
Adair later lived in Los Angeles. In 1978, she married television director and filmmaker Dwight R. Adair (Dallas; Dynasty).[3] In the beginning of her career, she often worked as assistant editor for her brother, Robert Estrin.[1] Together, they worked on films and documentary features such as Desert Hearts (1985), Creation of the Universe (1985), What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) and Internal Affairs (1990). In 1991, she moved to Austin, Texas. Since 1993, she has edited all of Richard Linklater's films,[4] and has co-produced some of them.
Adair received the ACE Eddie Award for her editing of Boyhood (2014). She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film.
Adair is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, of American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.) and Austin Film Society.
Selected filmography
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Producer
| Year
|
Film
|
Director
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Credit
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| 2014
|
Boyhood
|
Richard Linklater
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Co-producer
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- Documentaries
Editor
| Year
|
Film
|
Director
|
| 2008
|
Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach
|
Richard Linklater
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| 2011
|
Sushi: The Global Catch
|
Mark Hall
|
| 2012
|
Shepard & Dark
|
Treva Wurmfeld
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| 2015
|
A Single Frame
|
Brandon Dickerson
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| 2016
|
At the Fork
|
John Papola
|
| 2017
|
The Secret Life of Lance Letscher
|
Herself
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| 2020
|
Take Pains, Be Perfect
|
Kristi Frazier
|
| 2021
|
Without Getting Killed or Caught
|
|
Editorial department
| Year
|
Film
|
Director
|
Role
|
| 1986
|
What Happened to Kerouac?
|
|
Assistant editor
|
| 2008
|
Tattooed Under Fire
|
Nancy Schiesari
|
Editing consultant
|
Director
| Year
|
Film
|
| 2017
|
The Secret Life of Lance Letscher
|
Producer
| Year
|
Film
|
Director
|
Credit
|
| 2008
|
Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach
|
Richard Linklater
|
Associate producer
|
| 2012
|
Shepard & Dark
|
Treva Wurmfeld
|
| 2017
|
The Secret Life of Lance Letscher
|
Herself
|
Producer
|
Thanks
| Year
|
Film
|
Director
|
Role
|
| 2014
|
21 Years: Richard Linklater
|
|
Special thanks
|
| 2019
|
Running with Beto
|
David Modigliani
|
Thanks
|
- Shorts
Editor
| Year
|
Film
|
Director
|
| 2003
|
Live from Shiva's Dance Floor
|
Richard Linklater
|
| 2019
|
Another Day at the Office
|
- TV documentaries
Editor
| Year
|
Film
|
Director
|
| 1992
|
Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
|
|
Editorial department
| Year
|
Film
|
Role
|
| 1985
|
Creation of the Universe
|
Assistant editor
|
- TV movies
Editor
| Year
|
Film
|
Director
|
| 1986
|
Maricela
|
Christine Burrill
|
| 2004
|
$5.15/Hr.
|
Richard Linklater
|
- TV series
Editorial department
| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
| 1978
|
King
|
Assistant editor
|
3 episodes
|
| 2010
|
Independent Lens
|
Consulting editor
|
1 episode
|
Actress
| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
| 2012
|
Up to Speed
|
Curry House
|
1 episode
|
- TV shorts
Editor
| Year
|
Film
|
Director
|
| 1991
|
The Hollow Boy
|
Noel Black
|
- ^ a b c England, Katie (January 17, 2015). "Carlsbad native nominated for Academy Award for film editing of 'Boyhood'". Current-Argus. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015.
- ^ Malin, Sean (April 5, 2022). "Richard Linklater and Sandra Adair: Three Decades of Action and Cuts". The New York Times.
- ^ Jones, Kimberly (May 13, 2011). "The Cutup: Sandra Adair's rhythm method". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Alter, Ethan (July 17, 2014). "How 'Boyhood' Editor Sandra Adair Helped Shape The Film's 12-Year Evolution". indiewire.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.