- Tirsa Hackshaw was born in New York and attended U.C Berkeley (studying both pre-med and the history of drama) where she earned a B.A. degree before landing an internship and later a job at Lucasfilm. She then attended USC summer film school and the renowned American Film Institute where she received her MFA in Film Editing. In 2012 she became one of the youngest editors to be invited to join the prestigious ACE society.
After 20 years of "fixing it in post" on such shows as "House of Lies", "Jessica Jones", "Luke Cage", and "Daybreak" Tirsa Hackshaw stepped up to the big chair and made her TV directing debut on CW's "Pandora".
In addition to directing and editing, she has honed her storytelling skills writing 5 feature screenplays and several pilots. A documentary entitled "The Man of Two Havanas" (which she co-wrote, edited, and co-produced) won the Fledging Award at the 2006 IFP market and the Cuban equivalent of the Oscar.
- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous
- Tirsa writes her own comic book called Killer Instinct.
- Was a pre-med student at U.C. Berkeley before getting into editing.
- Member of A.C.E.
- Was interviewed for the book "Directors Tell the Story: Master the Craft of Television and Film Directing". Written by Bethany Rooney and Mary Lou Belli. Pages 211-213.
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