Since first winning acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2008, Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire has gone on to win the hearts of audiences the world over. It’s the tale of Jamal, a young boy from the slums of Mumbai, who becomes a national phenomenon when he wins India’s version of “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?” The timeline of the movie, which relates each of Jamal’s game show questions to an instance in his troubled past, is a key to its popularity. The clever story has arguably become one of Boyle’s most recognizable features, but more than that, has brought recognition to his cast and crew, who have picked up awards and/or nominations from every major awards ceremony this season, including recognition in 10 Academy Award categories. Among the Oscar-nominated crew members is editor Chris Dickens, who helped weave the unusual storyline into a touching and captivating narrative for our time.

At the time of the Academy Award nominations, Dickens was arriving at the movie’s Mumbai premiere and was “amazed” at the news. But before he started work on Slumdog, Dickens trained “as if doing a marathon,” eating, sleeping and preparing for his months in the editing room. It obviously helped as he was also nominated for a BAFTA and an Eddie from the American Cinema Editors.

Just days after receiving the news of his nomination, Dickens spoke with MovieMaker about the work that went into building the story and why he chose to use Avid Adrenaline for the project.

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