POD 008: Carlos Almonte – Editor and Director – Part 2



DP Vitaly Bokser continues his interview with Carlos Almonte about his current career editing and now directing commercials, music videos and shorts.

Carlos has worked with filmmakers like Error Morris (Think) to huge name talent like Tom Hanks (Boatlift Doc). So for those links check below. He has always been on both sides of the creative process – whether right by the camera as a director or even a cinematographer or in post by an editing system. In all that time he has always been telling stories.

I have known Carlos for a long time and he is definitely a driven, strong willed, full of vision director and editor, and I do absolutely look forward to seeing what he can accomplish in the years to come. So Carlos if you’re reading this – make a feature!

Links to Carlos’ Directorial Work:

“My Sweet Radio” Julian James – Music Video
My Sweet Radio – We Play only a part of it in the podcast, watch the whole thing here.

My Sweet Radio from Jullian Records on Vimeo.

“Lint” Short Film

‘Lint’ Short Film Trailer from Motion Blur on Vimeo.

“Boundless” Varick – Music Video

“Zip Aviation” Commercial

ZIP Aviation Commercial from Vitaly Bokser on Vimeo.

Links to Carlos’ Editorial Work:

BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience

IBM Think Forum: Errol Morris & Sir Howard Stringer

Lopez vs. Ortiz: Fight Recap

Red Cross: Haiti 2 Year Anniversary After the Earthquake

POD 007: Carlos Almonte – Editor and Director – Part 1



DP Vitaly Bokser interviews Carlos Almonte about his long career editing and now directing commercials, music videos and shorts.

Carlos started out as a teenager making films with his friends running around Brooklyn with Toy AK’s painted black, stuffed with batteries for weight, shooting Action Sci-Fi Films that he then sold on Fangoria type magazines – all by the time he was 14. This was the 90’s so there was no internet the way we know it today. Editing was also a black art and considered as much back in that day. When Final Cut came out and he was able to move clips in a timeline – his future was set. The magic had become something he could do at home now.

In this podcast we cover his professional career working at big networks and on a large projects. Carlos has worked with people like Tom Hanks and Error Morris and clients such as ABC, Ogilvy, and Showtime.  This will be a 2 part Episode. Part 1 covering his past. Part 2 covering his present, editing work and directing work.

Below are just a few links to his work. More will be in Part 2.

My Sweet Radio – We Play only a part of it in the podcast, watch the whole thing here.

My Sweet Radio from Jullian Records on Vimeo.

BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience

More to come in Episode 2.