# Sandra Adair

Sandra Adair (born 1952) is an American film editor. Since the 1993, with the film Dazed and Confused, she has worked with director Richard Linklater on over twenty feature films.

## Life and career

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.
Adair later lived in Los Angeles. In 1978, she married television director and filmmaker Dwight R. Adair (Dallas; Dynasty). In the beginning of her career, she often worked as assistant editor for her brother, Robert Estrin. 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, 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

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1988 | The Telephone | Rip Torn | |
| 1990 | Smoothtalker | Tom Milo | |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | Richard Linklater | First collaboration with Richard Linklater |
| 1994 | The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Kim Henkel | |
| 1995 | Before Sunrise | Richard Linklater | |
| 1996 | SubUrbia | Richard Linklater | |
| 1998 | The Newton Boys | Richard Linklater | |
| 1998 | They Come at Night | Lindy Laub | |
| 2001 | Waking Life | Richard Linklater | |
| 2001 | Tape | Richard Linklater | |
| 2003 | Rolling Kansas | Thomas Haden Church | |
| 2003 | Sexless | Alex Holdridge | |
| 2003 | School of Rock | Richard Linklater | |
| 2004 | Before Sunset | Richard Linklater | |
| 2005 | Bad News Bears | Richard Linklater | |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation | Richard Linklater | |
| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly | Richard Linklater | |
| 2007 | Elvis and Anabelle | Will Geiger | |
| 2008 | Me and Orson Welles | Richard Linklater | |
| 2010 | Everything Must Go | Dan Rush | |
| 2011 | Bernie | Richard Linklater | |
| 2013 | Before Midnight | Richard Linklater | |
| 2014 | Boyhood | Richard Linklater | |
| 2015 | Tumbledown | Sean Mewshaw | |
| 2016 | Everybody Wants Some!! | Richard Linklater | |
| 2017 | Last Flag Flying | Richard Linklater | |
| 2019 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Richard Linklater | |
| 2021 | Blue Miracle | Julio Quintana | |
| 2022 | Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood | Richard Linklater | |
| 2022 | Alone Together | Katie Holmes | |
| 2023 | Hit Man | Richard Linklater | Twentieth collaboration with Richard Linklater |
| 2025 | Blue Moon | Richard Linklater | |
| TBA | Merrily We Roll Along | Richard Linklater | |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | The Swinging Cheerleaders | Jack Hill | Assistant editor | |
| 1976 | Pipe Dreams | Stephen Verona | Assistant editor | |
| 1976 | Mansion of the Doomed | Michael Pataki | Assistant editor | |
| 1977 | Outlaw Blues | Richard T. Heffron | Assistant editor | Uncredited |
| 1980 | The Hollywood Knights | Floyd Mutrux | Assistant editor | |
| 1981 | True Confessions | Ulu Grosbard | First assistant editor | |
| 1982 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | Jerry Belson | Assistant film editor | |
| 1985 | Desert Hearts | Donna Deitch | Assistant editor | |
| 1990 | Internal Affairs | Mike Figgis | Additional editor | |
| 2015 | The Teller and the Truth | Andrew Shapter | Supervising editor | |
| 2021 | Blue Miracle | Julio Quintana | Editor | |
Producer :
| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
| 2014 | Boyhood | Richard Linklater | Co-producer |

### Documentaries

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 2008 | Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach | Richard Linklater |
| 2011 | Sushi: The Global Catch | Mark Hall |
| 2012 | Shepard & Dark | Treva Wurmfeld |
| 2015 | A Single Frame | Brandon Dickerson |
| 2016 | At the Fork | John Papola |
| 2017 | The Secret Life of Lance Letscher | Herself |
| 2020 | Take Pains, Be Perfect | Kristi Frazier |
| 2021 | Without Getting Killed or Caught | Tamara SavianoPaul Whitfield |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1986 | What Happened to Kerouac? | Lewis MacAdamsRichard Lerner | 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 | Associate producer |
| 2017 | The Secret Life of Lance Letscher | Herself | Producer |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2014 | 21 Years: Richard Linklater | Michael DunawayTara Wood | 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 | Richard Linklater |

### TV documentaries

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1992 | Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys | Gene RosowJeff Weinstock |
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 |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1978 | King | Abby Mann | Assistant editor |
| 1979 | Anatomy of a Seduction | Steven Hilliard Stern | Assistant editor |

### TV series

Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1991 | American Playhouse | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Dream House | |
| 2022 | LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy | 2 episodes |
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 |