Geofrey Hildrew

{{Infobox person

| name = Geofrey Hildrew

| birth_place = Allentown, Pennsylvania

| occupation = {{hlist| editor | director }}

| years_active = 1996 - present

| agent = {{Plainlist|

Brady Torgeson / Independent Artist Group (Talent)
Nathan DeRemer / Independent Artist Group (Literary)

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| website = {{URL|geofreyhildrew.com}}

}}

Geofrey Hildrew, ACE,{{Cite web |title=Directory {{!}} American Cinema Editors {{!}} ACE |url=https://americancinemaeditors.org/ace-active-affiliate-directory/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |language=en-US}} BFE,{{Cite web |title=Directory {{!}} British Film Editors {{!}} BFE |url=https://www.britishfilmeditors.co.uk/directory/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |language=en-US}} is an American film and television editor{{Cite magazine |title=Netflix Exposes How the Sacklers Sold Sex to Trigger an Opioid Killing Spree |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/painkiller-review-netflix-opioids-sacklers-peter-berg-taylor-kitsch-1234804235/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=10 August 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Garret Donnelly and Geofrey Hildrew on Cutting the Opioid Epic 'Painkiller' |url=https://cinemontage.org/garret-donnelly-and-geofrey-hildrew-on-cutting-the-opioid-epic-painkiller/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Cinemontage |date=11 October 2023 |language=en-US}} and director.{{Cite web |title=The Guild / Members / DGA |url=https://www.dga.org/The-Guild/Members/Profile.aspx?mid=nu3bH%2fsusnJcfVHLIMpdgw%3d%3d |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=DGA |language=en-US}} Noteworthy credits include the Netflix limited series Painkiller, as well as editing and directing{{Cite web |title=Once Upon a Time: Season 5, Episode 9 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/once_upon_a_time/s05/e09 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Once Upon a Time: Season 7, Episode 5 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/once_upon_a_time/s07/e05 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Once Upon a Time: Season 7, Episode 18 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/once_upon_a_time/s07/e18 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}} all seven seasons of ABC's fantasy drama, Once Upon a Time. He served as editor and executive producer for the feature film Things Never Said,{{Cite web |last=Team |first=The Deadline |date=2013-06-19 |title=Lionsgate's Codeblack Films Picks Up Romantic Drama 'Things Never Said' |url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/lionsgates-codeblack-films-picks-up-romantic-drama-things-never-said-524470/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} collaborating with writer/director Charles Murray. Additionally, he edited the thrillers Careful What You Wish For{{Cite web |author=T. H. R. Staff |date=2016-06-09 |title='Careful What You Wish For': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/careful-what-you-wish-film-901487/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} and, his second collaboration with Charles Murray, The Devil You Know.{{Cite web |last=Medium |first=Seattle |date=2022-04-06 |title=Movie Review: The Devil You Know |url=https://seattlemedium.com/movie-review-the-devil-you-know/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=The Seattle Medium |language=en-US}}

Life and career

Geofrey was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania.{{Cite news |date=1994-12-20 |title=Hershey High School — Top Scholars |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-hershey-high-school-top/72875679/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |work=The Daily News |pages=9}} He holds a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Columbia University{{Cite web |date=2017-04-07 |title=Alumni Directory |url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/alumni/connect/alumni-directory |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Columbia College Alumni Association |language=en}} and a Master's degree in Film and TV Production from the University of Southern California{{Cite web |title=USC Cinematic Arts {{!}} SCA Alumni |url=https://cinema.usc.edu/alumni/index.cfm |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=cinema.usc.edu}}

During his time in New York, Geofrey worked as a development intern at Martin Scorsese's Cappa Productions, under the mentorship of Barbara De Fina. Subsequently, he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his graduate studies and continued in development at The Steve Tisch Company.

At present, Geofrey resides in Los Angeles, where he continues to make significant contributions to the world of film and television.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=Geofrey Hildrew on Setting Editing Tone for Netflix's Painkiller |url=https://postperspective.com/geofrey-hildrew-on-setting-editing-tone-for-netflixs-painkiller/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=postPerspective}}{{Citation |title=Meet "Painkiller" Editor Geofrey Hildrew, ACE on Filmmaker U | date=September 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqGjSryIXG4 |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en}}