Lauren Schwartzman
Documentary Film Editor
FEATURED WORK
CREDITS:
ANCHORWOMAN (documentary feature film, in production/post-production)
Editor
Untitled Olivia Newton John 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
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.




