Stephanie is a documentary editor and was named a Karen Schmeer Diversity in the Edit Room Mentee for 2019-2020. Most recently she worked on Our Turn To Talk (2022), a feature film documenting five teens and their experiences living with mental health conditions. She also recently edited Picturing the Obamas, a two-part docu-special that premiered on the Smithsonian Channel with Inés Vogelfang. She edited several documentary shorts including Gloves Off, which premiered on BET, and Death Metal Grandma, which premiered at SXSW and was selected as a New York Times OpDoc. 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, and TIME’s online web-series The History You Didn’t Learn. 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. Stephanie graduated with a BA in Documentary Studies and Production and minors in Art and Environmental Studies from Ithaca College. She hopes to continue to create meaningful media that inspires empathy and understanding.
HONORS & RECOGNITION
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