Biography
Thelma Schoonmaker (born January 3, 1940) is an American film editor, best known for her collaboration over five decades with director Martin Scorsese. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four ACE Eddie Awards. She has been honored with the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1997, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2014, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2019. started working with Scorsese on his debut feature film, Who's That K...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Visions, Dreams and Magic: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell
2024
Discover the unrealised visions and passion projects of revered British filmmaker Michael Powell, in this fascinating documentary featuring Oscar-winn...

Bleu de Chanel
2024
Editor
A young Actor who shows conflict between celebrity and staying true to himself.

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024
Executive Producer
Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburg...

"Echoes of the Soil": The Unsung Stars of Gone to Earth
2023
Thanks
This documentary looks back at the filming of Powell and Pressburger's Shropshire set, neo-romantic classic, 'Gone to Earth' told through the stories ...

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
Editor
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the myste...

The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman
2020
as Self
Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino as we go behind the scenes of their universally acc...

The Irishman
2019
Editor
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank ...

At the Video Store
2019
as Self
Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, this movie laments the death of the American Video Store while it searches for the...

The Snowman
2017
Editor
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman.

Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
2017
as Self
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Martin Scorsese's "Silence."

Silence
2016
Editor
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, an...

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
2015
Thanks
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spi...

Bombay Velvet
2015
Editor
An ordinary man, who goes against all odds to forge his own destiny and become a star in the glittering sky of 'Bombay,' thriving on jazz and violence...

Scorsese's GoodFellas
2015
as Self
In this produced by Brett Ratner new retrospective documentary we hear from cast members and additional participants include Harvey Keitel, Leonardo D...

Learning to Drive
2014
Editor
As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company ...
Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014
as Self
Thelma Schoonmaker on Martin Scorsese and 'The King of Comedy'

The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
Editor
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infi...

Rockshow
2013
Editor
During their 1976 world tour, Paul McCartney and Wings gave a magnificent performance to 67,000 fans at the Kingdome, in Seattle, Washington. The conc...

Bad 25
2012
as Self
Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson re...

Optimism and Sheer Will
2012
as Self
An interview with Thelma Schoonmaker Powell about Powell and Pressburger's 1943 film THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP.

Hugo
2011
Editor
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the statio...

Thelma Schoonmaker Powell on 'The Red Shoes'
2010
as Self
Interview with director Michael Powell’s widow, editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, from the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Self – Interviewee
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first...

Shutter Island
2010
Editor
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his ...

The Key to Reserva
2007
as Self (uncredited)
Finding an unfinished script written by Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese attempts to recreate it himself as Hitchcock would have.

The Key to Reserva
2007
Editor
Finding an unfinished script written by Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese attempts to recreate it himself as Hitchcock would have.

The Departed
2006
Editor
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewi...

Edge of Outside
2006
as Self
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and ...

Michael Powell
2005
The first episode of a new arts documentary program from BBC Scotland was dedicated to Michael Powell in his centenary year. The program interviews ma...

Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
2005
as Self
The second part about the production of "Raging Bull."

Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
2005
as Self
The third part about the production of "Raging Bull."

Raging Bull: After the Fight
2005
as Self
The fourth and final installment about the production of "Raging Bull."

The Eye of the Beholder
2005
as Self
A series of interviews about the film Peeping Tom (1960). It includes a rare interview with Karlheinz Böhm talking about his role and its subsequent e...

The Aviator
2004
Editor
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer ...

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours
2004
as Self - Editor
A documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's After Hours.

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2004
as Self
A documentary that presents a brief yet detailed account on the making of Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas" (1990), the successful film that redefined th...
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004
as Self
Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it's an art form, and this documentary celebrates the craft and how it has grown and ev...

Gangs of New York
2002
Editor
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's...

The Neighborhood
2001
Editorial Consultant
Martin Scorsese visits the New York City neighborhood he grew up in, showing how he incorporated the place, its people and its history into his films.

The Concert for New York City
2001
Editorial Consultant
The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-yo...

The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001
as Self
A retrospective documentary on the making of Cape Fear (1991) and Cape Fear (1962).

Painting with Light
2001
as Self
An examination of the great advances in cinematography achieved by Jack Cardiff.

Bringing Out the Dead
1999
Editor
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried ev...

My Voyage to Italy
1999
Editor
World-renowned director Martin Scorsese narrates this journey through his favorites in Italian cinema.

Glorious Technicolor
1998
as Self
The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.

Kundun
1997
Editor
The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist Chin...

Grace of My Heart
1996
Editor
Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York C...

Casino
1995
Editor
In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but ov...

The Age of Innocence
1993
Editor
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin...

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
as Self
A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocenc...

Cape Fear
1991
Editor
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14...

GoodFellas
1990
Editor
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks ...

Made in Milan
1990
Editor
A short documentary film about fashion designer Giorgio Armani; it shows him preparing for a show and discusses his ideas about fashion, his family hi...

The Scorsese Machine
1990
as Self
Amazing documentary shows rarely seen side of a master director. 1990 was a very good year for Martin Scorsese. After making a diverse group of films ...

New York Stories
1989
Editor
Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories feature...

The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
Editor
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -...

The Color of Money
1986
Editor
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and propo...

After Hours
1985
Editor
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

The King of Comedy
1982
Editor, Production Supervisor
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy...

Raging Bull
1980
Editor
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
1979
Editor
A television documentary film featuring the rock band Wings. It consists of concert performances from their acclaimed 1975–76 world tour, together wit...

Street Scenes 1970
1970
Editor
In the late spring of 1970, nationwide protests against the war in Vietnam focused in the Wall Street area of New York City and ultimately in a major ...

Woodstock
1970
Editor, Assistant Director
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders,...

The Virgin President
1968
Editor
The President of the U.S. is suceeded by his naive, wide-eyed son, and his advisors try to take advantage of the situation by planning to drop an atom...

Who's That Knocking at My Door
1968
Editor
A Catholic New Yorker falls in love with a girl and wants to marry her, but he struggles to accept her past and what it means for their future.

Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake
1967
Editor
Based on the stage play Passages from Finnegans Wake, itself based on random passages from Finnegans Wake, Mary Ellen Bute's adaptation is a comical, ...
Untitled Hawaiian Gangster Project
N/A
Editor
Based on the untold true story of a man who fought to preserve his homeland through a ruthless quest for absolute power — igniting the last great Amer...