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Hi, I'm Ariel Leigh Cicero! I'm an NYC-native editor and writer. I believe that good stories sharply told are essential to our humanity. 

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I was an additional editor on "Luigi," which featured in the Sundance 2026 documentary short competition, Rolling Stone, and Vimeo's Staff Pick. I was associate editor and lead AE on the HBO 3-episode docuseries "Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God." In 2023, our show ranked as the most viewed non-sports doc on the platform for three years. Three of my upcoming projects will premiere at Tribeca 2026. Currently, I am assisting on a Netflix series.

 

My scripted AE work includes "Story Ave," produced by Jamie Foxx. The feature drama was awarded at SXSW with streaming on Hulu and Starz. My recent scripted edits include five-episode series "Day Bi Day" (Out on Film, SFQFF Best Web Series) and comedy short "The Tower" (Katra Film Series, Imagine This Women's FF, Blackbird). I was also lead editor and a founding member of CNT Productions. 

 

Previously, I edited in the digital media world for five years. I created video content for the national LGBTQ non-profit GLSEN and a dozen city government agencies. I was a video producer for the NYC Mayor's Office through the pandemic, where I edited 500+ documentary shorts and PSAs for a social media audience of four million. My work aired on NY1 and as ad campaigns on Hulu, YouTube, Tinder, and more.