AFS Film: Deerfoot of the Diamond
Edmands is a writer, director, and editor from Brooklyn. He was born and raised on the coast of Maine and graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His work has been featured at the Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, Berlin, and New York Film Festivals. His first feature film as writer/director, BLUEBIRD, was invited to the Sundance Institute Screenwriters and Directors Labs and was awarded grants from Cinereach, the Richard Vague/Chris Columbus Production Fund, and the San Francisco Film Society. BLUEBIRD, starring John Slattery, Amy Morton, Adam Driver, Emily Meade, and Louisa Krause, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically by Factory 25 and Sundance Artist Services. Salon called the film “a delicate and affecting drama with grace notes of mystery and redemption,” and it was named a NY Times “Critics Pick.” Lance also directs and edits commercials, including acclaimed spots for Ford, Google, and Cadillac. As an editor, Lance has cut acclaimed series for Apple+ and HBO Max. His latest shorts, WHITEOUT and THE SEEKER, both premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. THE SEEKER won the Audience Award at the Nashville Film Festival and a Special Jury Recognition for Cinematography at DocNYC. It was recently nominated for Best Documentary of the Year by Vimeo and qualified for the Academy Awards. He is currently in development on his second narrative feature.