“Wanna see my Criterion collection?”

With Anna Catley’s lifelong obsession with cinema, she brings a deep wealth of knowledge about film across genres and time periods, which informs her unique creative eye in the edit process.  

With roots as a Youtube film essayist, Anna's editing credits have expanded to include the upcoming feature film Paying For It (dir. Sook-Yin Lee), We Forgot to Break Up (dir. Karen Knox), the award-winning web series Avocado Toast, and the short film Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie, which premiered at Sundance in 2023. In addition to her narrative work, she has cut music videos/musical performances for artists like H.E.R, Alessia Cara, The Tragically Hip, Mother Mother + more. She has been nominated for three CCE (Canadian Cinema Editors) awards.

Anna is Toronto-based and holds a degree in film studies from Queen’s University. She is also an alumna of the Editor’s Lab at the Canadian Film Centre, which is Canada’s leading incubator for the next generation of creative professionals and industry leaders.

Anna enjoys tarot cards, strong coffee, and the mellow madness of a Werner Herzog voiceover. Preferably all at once.

contact: annajcatley@gmail.com