Editing
Sep 5, 2026
The Substance: Jérôme Eltabet cutting body horror with satire
Editor Jérôme Eltabet cut The Substance, a Cannes and Golden Globe-talked satire where body horror and showbiz cruelty share the frame. Editorial craft must decide when the gag is the gore, and when the gore is the wound.
Tone-rampage films need an editor who can ride a roller coaster without tipping the car. Eltabet's episode is for anyone cutting satire that still wants to scare.
If you soften every spike, the audience stops trusting the movie's nerve.
Go deeper on Kingdom of Dreams
- → EP 202: Jérôme Eltabet on The Substance
- → EP 195: Geeta Singh on Editor Geeta Sing Working on The Roshans: Netflix's Nostalgi
- → EP 212: Mark Solomon on Editor Mark Solomon - Tim Burton's Frankenweenie
Browse more editor conversations in the Kingdom of Dreams archive.
Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with editor Jérôme Eltabet (EP 202).