CREDITS:

NEW WAVE
Documentary limited series, premiering November 2026 on MGM+
Editor, Episode 4

ANCHORWOMAN
Documentary feature film, in production/post-production
Editor

Untitled Olivia Newton-John project
Documentary feature film, in post-production
Co-Editor

AMONG NEIGHBORS
Documentary feature film, 2024
Editor

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE
Documentary feature film, 2023
Associate Editor

CRIP CAMP
Documentary feature film, 2020
Associate Producer & Assistant Editor

THE BATTLE FOR LAIKIPIA
Documentary feature film, 2024
Assistant Editor

DIARY FROM THE ASHES
Documentary feature film, in development
Development Editor

FIRE THROUGH DRY GRASS
Documentary feature film, 2023
Archival Producer

COMMITMENT TO LIFE
Documentary feature film, 2023
Researcher

BELLY OF THE BEAST
Documentary feature film, 2020
Production Assistant

DUST RISING
Documentary short, 2018
Director, Producer, Editor

SELECTED AWARDS:

• DOC NYC Editing Award – The Disappearance of Shere Hite

• Cinema Eye Honors Award – The Disappearance of Shere Hite

• Academy Award Nominee, Best Documentary Feature – Crip Camp

• Film Independent Spirit Award – Crip Camp

• Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Audience Award – Crip Camp

• IDA Award, Best Documentary Feature – Crip Camp

• Student Academy Award – Dust Rising

• Student BAFTA Award Nominee – Dust Rising

Lauren Schwartzman is a documentary film editor based in Oakland, California, USA.

Lauren has worked on numerous documentary films as an editor, assistant editor, archival producer, associate producer, and post-production coordinator. With a keen sense for storytelling and style, and an educational background across the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, she is able to deftly wield both heart and intellect to craft films with lasting impact. Her leadership skills and experience across the technical and logistical side of post-production are an asset to any project.

Lauren holds a Master of Journalism degree in documentary film from the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, and a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Creative Writing from Oberlin College. Her master's thesis film, Dust Rising, won a Student Academy Award, was shortlisted for the BAFTA Student Film Awards, and screened in festivals across the U.S.