She was born in
Johannesburg, South Africa. She attended High School Victory Park, part of the
King David Schools, and was introduced to video editing. She would edit films for school events and personal projects. While working on
Black Panther, Berman convinced director
Ryan Coogler to do reshoots on the final battle scene, to include the female Jabari warriors. She said that the film's style is based on
James Bond and
The Godfather and she began work on the production a few months later than the rest of the crew. In 2018, she was inducted into the
American Cinema Editors Guild. Her most recent work includes being an editor for
Love and Monsters, a
monster adventure film released in October 2020. In August 2020, it was announced that she will be making her directorial debut by directing an adaptation of
Don Handfield and Joshua Malkin's graphic novel Unikorn, which was published in 2021. == Filmography ==