BIO

VIAL (2024) Master Timeline

Here’s to a life built on shapes and colors

Lexi Hiland is an Emmy award-winning film editor & artist based in Los Angeles, CA. She works both in commercial & narrative Filmmaking for clients such as Netflix, Spotify, Cadillac, AT&T, Rolling Stone and Calvin Klein. Born in Colombia and later adopted to the United States, her life's beginning story aids to an interesting perspective of culture, vision and gratitude that is laced into her work.

IN 2015, she delivered a TEDx talk about her independent documentary on her adoption from Colombia and kickstarted her career interning under Associate Producer Steve Boyd for the London 2012 Olympic Opening and Closing ceremonies, helping with mass human choreography under director Danny Boyle.

Her experience combines a background in music composition as well as studies in creative writing that give her work a specific rhythm and design. Her hope is to continue to push for the social equality of women in the workplace, and in film. She’s currently a member of FreeTheWork - a nonprofit talent platform for BIPOC artists.

Beyond her craft, she enjoys visiting her alma mater Purdue University, traveling through South America and any and all conversations of psychology & theology.


Watch the auto-biographical short film below


Ten years ago as a young filmmaker, I embarked on a personal mission to tell my adoption story through film. With a 5 person crew, we returned to a small Colombian city tucked in the mountains, and uncovered the details of my first year of life. We learned I had beautiful foster family who I was re-united with. I hope you enjoy this letter I wrote to my birth mom thanking her for the life she gave me and the person I’ve been able to become.”


01_NEWS/PRESS:

2024 VIAL - Short film
EDITOR, Sound EDITOR - OFFICIAL SELECTION ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL,

PREMIERING MAY 4, 2024 DIR BY CAROLINE IAFFALDANO

2024 GOLD MEDAL FOR EDITING - “LIMITLESS” - ADDYS
LEICA BRANDED CAMPAIGN, DIR BY NATE TOWNSEND

2024 RUNWAY GEN:2 48 HOUR FILM AI FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL - SHORT FILM, “FAR FROM HOME” TOP 40 FINALIST
DIRECTOR, WRITER AND EDITOR USING AI TECHNOLOGY

2023 Emmy AWARD WINNER
SHORT FILm - ROMANUS - FOR EDITING AND PRODUCING - GREAT LAKES CHAPTER
DIR BY JAKE HUBER & PACE RIVERS

2017 AT&T Official Selection Winner - Para Mi Mamá - Developer Summit - LAS VEGAS, NV

TEN FILMMAKERS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY REMEZCLA - BROOKLYN, NEW YORK2015 Nalip Official Selection by NALIP - Los Angeles, California

2015 LATINO MEDIA MARKET, OFFICIAL SELECTION - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

“What I’m suggesting is a list of priorities. If you have to give up something, don’t ever give up emotion before story. Don’t give up story before rhythm, don’t give up rhythm before eye-trace, don’t give up eye-trace before planarity, and don’t give up planarity before spatial continuity.”

- WALTER MERCH