Every take preserves a moment of authenticity that happens only once. Learning to recognise which of those moments belong to the film takes openness and dialogue. The mystery of cinema occurs when they interweave and something alive reveals itself, about reality and about ourselves.

The mystery of cinema occurs when they interweave and something alive reveals itself, about reality and about ourselves.

About

Rolando Garduño, film editor and director in Prague

I am an interdisciplinary filmmaker. I studied film editing at FAMU in Prague, and I work primarily as an editor and dramaturg while continuing to develop my own authorial voice as a director. I have collaborated on short films and documentaries that have screened and received recognition at major international film festivals. My recent work includes editing Filter (2026), a six-episode Czech Television series directed by David Semler, which had its world premiere at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

About

I become actively involved, ideally from its earliest stages, contributing ideas and taking part in the search for its form. When I sit before the raw material of a film in the editing room, I let instinct guide me. Preserving that first impulse is essential to me: if a shot moves me spontaneously, I know there is something alive in it. Throughout the entire process, I put that intuition to the test until I discover what truly belongs to the film.

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My working philosophy begins with approaching each project as if for the first time, with the sense that I know nothing — staying open to the possibilities of each story and free to explore new cinematic forms of telling it. I continually question my own process to avoid falling into formulas and to preserve that openness to discovery. I don't think of the different film disciplines in isolation: in every project I bring into play everything I have learned as an editor, dramaturg and director.

Filmography

Resumé

Contact

production@rolandogarduno.com