Steph Khoury
DOCUMENTARY EDITOR
Stephanie Khoury
began her career as a storyteller by documenting life through her drawings. She continues to be inspired by the world around her as she collects and collages moments into films.
With over ten years of experience as an editor on both short and long documentaries, her work has screened at festivals such as SXSW, Hot Docs, and featured on NYT, National Geographic, and Time.
Her work on long form content includes feature documentaries such as Remaining Native, Our Turn to Talk, and Picturing the Obamas, a two-part special that premiered on the Smithsonian Channel. Stephanie has had the pleasure of contributing to several non-fiction series such as Vox Media Studio’s Glad You Asked, the PBS series The Future of America’s Past. In 2019-2020, she was named a Karen Schmeer Diversity in the Edit Room Fellow and in 2022 she was selected as Sundance Story & Edit Lab Fellow.
Her work on short films such as Sheila and Joe (NPR / Talking Eyes) placed 2nd in the Documentary Daily Life at Pictures of Year and Death Metal Grandma was awarded Best Documentary at the Emerging Filmmakers Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival.
While at Talking Eyes Media, Stephanie edited and produced several documentaries and documentary interactives that move beyond the traditional narrative mold. She also frequently contributed to the online magazine Newest Americans, where she edited and produced short stories about the immigrant-rich community in Newark, NJ.
With a BA in Documentary Studies and Production and minors in Art and Environmental Studies from Ithaca College, Stephanie hopes to continue creating meaningful media that inspires empathy and understanding.
HONORS & RECOGNITION
2023, Fellow, Sundance Story and Edit Lab for Remaining Native
2021, Sheila and Joe, Second Place, Documentary Daily Life at Pictures of the Year
2019-2020 Karen Schmeer Diversity in the Edit Room Mentee
2019, Death Metal Grandma, Best Documentary at the Emerging Filmmakers Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival
2018, Death Metal Grandma, SXSW Official Selection, DOCNYC, Hot Docs, Palm Spring Film Festival
2017, Kitty and Ellen, DOCNYC, CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL, Official Selection Westchester Jewish Film Festival.
2016, Crossing Brooks County, National Film Festival for Talented Youth
2015, Metamorphosis, Nomination, The Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability at the College Television Awards
2013, Expressions of Hope, Winner, The Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability at the College Television Awards
2015, Metamorphosis, Official Selection Awareness Film Festival
2015 Metamorphosis, Best of Park, Park School of Communications, Ithaca College