Chelsi Johnston is a Japanese-American editor from Honolulu, Hawai’i based in LA. Her first feature film, “Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake),” premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the US Dramatic Competition. Most recently she edited “Atonement,” which premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section, where it was nominated for the Caméra d’Or.

She’s edited short films that have premiered at Tribeca, Outfest, and Camerimage, and her love for music has led her to direct and edit several music videos, some of which have been seen on Stereogum, Paste Magazine, and Refinery29.

Chelsi worked as an assistant editor on TV shows and films such as Emmy-nominated limited series “Daisy Jones & the Six,” Oscar-nominated film “Being the Ricardos” directed by Aaron Sorkin, and “Moxie” directed by Amy Poehler.

She received a BA in Communications from Santa Clara University and an MFA in Film Directing/Production from UCLA. She’s a member of IATSE’s Local 700 Editors Union and an associate member of American Cinema Editors.

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