Directed by film historian Howard Berry and penned by legendary editor Walter Murch, Her Name Was Moviola pulls back the curtain on a seminal slice of cinema history. For decades, the hulking Moviola reigned supreme as the tool of choice for editors shaping movies into coherent works of art. Berry and Murch aim to resurrect this bygone era of analogue editing through an act of loving restoration.

Transporting viewers past the gloss of modern post-production suites and placing them at the elbow of masters plying their craft, this documentary delivers unique insight into the feel and flow of the editing process.

Academy Award winner Murch has cut together some of the most admired films in recent memory, from Apocalypse Now to The Godfather Part II. Here, he returns to his roots, editing scenes from Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner by hand using a painstakingly sourced Moviola. Berry’s camera hovers close,...