Donegal man Michael Harte has done it again.
The Letterkenny man has scooped a coveted Creative Arts Emmy for his work on Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.
He was nominated in the Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program category.
The documentary scooped a total of four Creative Arts Emmys in Los Angeles last night, including Outstanding Documentary, Director (Davis Guggenheim) and Best Score.
Harte is credited for his spellbinding work on the documentary that tells the story of Hollywood star Michael J Fox’s life with young-onset Parkinson’s disease.
The magic of the documentary is a blend of interview footage with Fox himself and archive clips from his wide-ranging career, diligently edited by Michael Harte.
Letterkenny man Michael, son of Jimmy and Mary Harte, was a lifelong fan of Back to the Future and all of Michael J Fox’s films, which made the project so special.
It is the latest award for the up-and-coming Donegal editor.
Last November he scooped a Critics Choice Documentary Award for the film.
Michael J Fox previously said that the editing was so powerful that it moved him to tears. One stand-out moment was when the documentary revisits Fox falling in love with his now-wife Tracy Pollan by reviving a scene from ‘Bright Lights, Big City’.
Fox said: “The way Michael Harte did that still makes me cry when I watch it. When I saw the use of that footage in that context, I went, “This guy is in love with her big-time.” And that was what was happening in real life.”
Director Davis Guggenheim commended Harte’s techniques and said: “Michael Harte, the film’s editor and my creative partner on it, brought a brilliant and form-breaking idea to this, which was to use scenes from Michael’s work to portray his actual life. Luckily, we had a lot of great Michael J. Fox clips to work with. “
Harte is also nominated for a Primetime Emmy award for STILL in the Outstanding Picture Editing category.
He has previously enjoyed success at the BAFTAs for his editing work on Don’t F–k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer.
He recently edited the much touted Beckham documentary on the life of the former Manchester United footballer and style icon.
