Her Story
About Peggy
Peggy Eghbalian is a working film editor in the industry. She started at Chapman University and quickly found her way into an internship with Miramax on a movie with John Schlesinger, followed by a paid production assistant role in editorial. Inspired by Quentin Tarantino's editor Sally Menke, she later worked with both on Kill Bill and two additional films. Her career includes picture editing on major movies, five years of visual effects editing, indie film work with festival runs, and television editing on projects such as Barry for HBO and C for Apple TV. She belongs to the Motion Picture Editors Guild and a Middle Eastern Editors Meetup Group that supports Armenian, Lebanese, and Persian professionals in the field. Peggy has mentored many newcomers throughout her career and emphasizes relationship building, strong work ethic, and consistency when advising young women entering the industry.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Peggy
01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Meet as many people as you can and try to encourage not giving up on your dreams. If you really truly have a passion for something, try to explore it to the furthest extent that you can. Relationship building is important. Good work ethic, showing good commitment and work ethic, being consistent is the biggest thing.
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