Kaisa
Pitsi
Freelance film editor based in Toronto with over 10 years of experience in non-scripted storytelling. I love finding special stories and bringing them to life.

Films

CBC

For The Culture With Amanda Parris

CBC
DocumentaryTV Series

In Perpetum

Independent
Short FilmAnimation
Understatement Pictures

Bittersweet Becoming

Understatement Pictures
DocumentaryFeature
History

BLK: The Origin Story

History
DocumentaryTV Series

The Goats of Monesglio

Independent
Short FormDocumentary

Stay Awhile

Elevation Pictures
Documentary
CNBC

The Shift

CNBC
DocumentaryTV SeriesCommercial
CBC

Art, Death and Taxes

CBC
TrailerTV Series
CBC

The Wild Canadian Year

CBC
DocumentaryTV Series
Smithsonian

America's Wild Seasons

Smithsonian
DocumentaryTV Series
Discovery

Make it to the Moon

Discovery
DocumentaryTV Series

Love, Oran

Super Channel
DocumentaryFeature
Vice

(re)solved

Vice
DocumentaryTV Series
CBC

Breaking the Fourth Wall

CBC
DocumentaryTV Series
Understatement Pictures

Eulogy for the Dead Sea

Understatement Pictures
TrailerFeature

About

Freelance film editor with over 10 years of experience in non-scripted storytelling.
My interests are arts, social justice, our environment, mental health, music, history and empowering underrepresented voices. I'm passionate about everyday heroes around us, I love artistic projects and independent filmmakers.

I love to work in a collaborative environment and bounce ideas off each other. My passion is crafting the story, I have a very good eye for design, detail, emotion and music.

Originally from Estonia I’ve built my career in Europe as well as in Canada, editing for film, television, branded campaigns and seeing the post-production process from creating the dailies, crafting a story to the finishing touches and output. I work fast and have a very good concentration and attention to detail.

My previous projects include many documentaries, tv series. I have worked on CBC's Nature of Things doc series Wild Canadian Year, History Channel's epic 4-part series BLK: An Origin Story , a theatrical documentary Stay Awhile that premiered at Hot Docs’ 15, Discovery Channel's limited series Make It to the Moon.

My clients include: CAMH, Canada Post, Rethink Breast Cancer, Loblaws. I've also edited docs and tv-series for broadcasters like CBC, History, CTV, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian, VICE, CNBC, W Network, Superchannel.

I would love to bring all my experience in the long-format editing and apply it to your project. I love learning, changing opinions and broadening views.
Awards, Screenings & Recognition
2024
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024
In Perpetum

Official Selection

2023
Canadian Screen Awards 2023
BLK: The Origin Story

Best Directing in Documentary Series, Best Editing, Best Cinematography

2023
ALTEFF 2023
Eulogy for the Dead Sea

2023
Regina International Film Festival (RIFFA) 2023
Bittersweet Becoming

Best Canadian Documentary - Long Form

2023
Lovers Film Festival
Bittersweet Becoming

Italy

2023
Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) 2023
Bittersweet Becoming

Canada

2023
LGBT+ Film Festival
Bittersweet Becoming

Poland

2023
PÖFF Shorts
In Perpetum

2023
Ottawa International Animation Festival
In Perpetum

2023
POFF Tallin Black Nights Film Festival
In Perpetum

Kaisa Pitsi
Testimonials

Kaisa cuts beautifully, has great instincts and approaches footage with a real creative eye! I was so busy show running, I would talk to Kaisa about my ideas and very quickly she would present segments that were fantastic, that I could easily develop with her. Collaborating with Kaisa was a highlight of directing the Nova Scotia episode of BLK: An Origin Story. It was also very successful as I won a best directing CSA for that work. Her calmness, attention to beautiful details and also being excellent at structure makes her one of best editors I have worked with.


Jennifer Holness
BLK: The Origin Story

Writer, Director, Producer​

It was a pleasure to work with Kaisa, an editor who demonstrated a lot of passion, provided constructive and insightful feedback and whose creative ideas helped to shape the visual language of the series. Kaisa worked on the first episode we began editing on For the Culture and was able to navigate the numerous revisions, notes and new directions we had to take with efficiency and focus. The Business of Black Hair has been named by numerous viewers as their favourite episode in the season.


Amanda Parris​
For The Culture With Amanda Parris

Writer, Director, Producer

Contact Me

You can reach me at kaisafilms@gmail.com
I'd love to create together.