Cinematic Instagram Reel Editor – Ultra Marathon Storytelling

I’m looking for a creative video editor to produce a 45-90 sec cinematic Instagram Reel from footage of Marathon des Sables 2025.

Theme: Endurance → Survival → Growth → Comeback for the 40th Edition

This should feel like a sports documentary trailer, not a basic highlight video.

What I Need

• Cinematic pacing and emotional storytelling
• Music with slow build → powerful peak → hopeful finish
• Subtitles synced with provided voice-over
• Dramatic cuts, selective slow motion
• Gritty desert-style color grading
• Vertical format (9:16 for Instagram Reel)

Footage Provided

• Desert race clips (sandstorm, night running, exhaustion moments)
• Ambient race sounds (wind, footsteps)
• Voice-over script

Ideal Editor

• Experience with sports / endurance / motivational edits
• Strong sense of pacing and emotion
• Portfolio with cinematic-style Reels