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Joi McMillon is an American film editor. In 2003, she graduated from Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. McMillon is known for her work on the Academy Award-winning films Moonlight (2016) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), both winning several respective accolades. McMillon initially planned to be a journalist, but a high school field trip to Universal Studios introduced her to the craft of editing and inspired her to apply to film school. She attended Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, graduating in 2003. Joi McMillon's first job on an editorial team was as a night assistant editor on The Surreal Life, Season 3, with Flavour Flav and Brigitte Nielsen. Her first time cutting footage together was a teaser for Beauty and the Geek. In 2017, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing (shared with Nat Sanders) at the 89th Academy Awards. McMillon is the first Black woman to be nominated for an Oscar for film editing. Barry Jenkins said of her nomination in 2017: "I respect her work. It makes me very proud of the work she did to see that I'm not the only one. Clearly all these folks in the academy respected the work she did as well." McMillon also won (with Nat Sanders) Best Film Editing for her work on Moonlight at the 2017 Spirit Awards. Since then, she has edited numerous films and a television series. In 2018, she collaborated with Nat Sanders again on the editing of If Beale Street Could Talk. In 2020, McMillon cut together Zola with filmmaker Janicza Bravo. Zola went on to win the 2022 Winner Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing. In 2021, Joi led the editorial department on The Underground Railroad, a short series adapted from Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel for Amazon Studios. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joi McMillon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Max Caulfield, an introverted 18-year-old photography student, returns to her hometown of Arcadia Bay, Oregon, after five years away. Shortly after her return, she discovers she has the ability to rewind time after saving her estranged best friend, Chloe Price, from a deadly encounter. As Max struggles to control her newfound powers, she reconnects with Chloe and embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of Rachel Amber, Chloe's missing friend. Along the way, Max faces difficult moral decisions, all while navigating high school drama, strained friendships, and the dark secrets buried within the town. As Max and Chloe dig deeper, they uncover disturbing truths involving the local elite and a hidden conspiracy. Max’s powers lead to unintended consequences, from saving classmates in peril to causing fractures in time itself. The emotional core of the season is Max’s evolving relationship with Chloe, as Max is torn between using her powers for good or preserving the people she loves. In a climactic finale, Max is forced to make the ultimate choice—save Chloe or sacrifice Arcadia Bay to prevent a devastating storm—leading to a heart-wrenching conclusion that will change everything.
