Discover Top Video Editors - Documentary in San Francisco, California, USA

Angela Reginato is an editor and filmmaker based in Oakland, California on unceded Ohlone land. Reginato has edited documentaries for Public Television such as “Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer’s Journey,” by Ray Telles (PBS American Masters) and “Beyond La Bamba,” by Marco Villalobos (Latino Public Broadcasting). She edited Dolissa Medina’s “Cartography of Ashes” for the centennial of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and Anne McGuire’s “Oh Hi Anne” a short film celebrating George Kuchar. Her essay film “Polvo” received a Creative Capital grant, premiering at Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2012, winning first prize at VideoEx International Experimental Film & Video Festival. Zurich and screening at MoMA’s Documentary Fortnight. Reginato is currently editing “A Thousand Pines” directed by Noam Osband and Sebastián Díaz. It is supported by a grant from Latino Public Broadcasting.

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Contessa Gayles is an independent documentary filmmaker, an award-winning journalist and an Emmy-nominated producer. She tells stories about identity, movement and social change, with a focus on race, ethnicity and gender. From 2014 - 2018, she was a producer at CNN, where she created, produced, directed, shot and edited award-winning original series and documentaries, including 'The Feminist on Cellblock Y' (2018 Vera Institute Award Winner, 2018 Eppy Award Finalist), 'Women Who March' (2018 Webby Award Honoree, 2017 Eppy Award Finalist), 'Women Who March: The Movement' (2018 Eppy Award Winner), 'This Is Birth with Lisa Ling' & 'This Is Sex with Lisa Ling' (2017 & 2018 Namic Vision Award Nominees), 'Unstereotyped' and the 2016 News & Documentary Emmy-nominated 'Feeding America's Most Vulnerable Children.' She has additionally contributed to VICE, PBS NewsHour, PBS Frontline, AFROPUNK and forthcoming independent documentary features, including 'Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project' (dir. Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster), 'Surge' (dir. Hannah Rosenzweig, Wendy Sachs) and 'Black Mothers' (dir. Débora Souza Silva). Contessa holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.A. in Journalism from New York University, with a concentration in Documentary Film. Her thesis documentary, 'School of Yoga,' screened at the 2015 DOC NYC film festival.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• TV News Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director

I’ve been working in the visual arts for more than 20 years constantly learning lighting and composition styles that I love. My work has brought me to nearly every continent and the passion I have for creating beautiful visuals continues to grow. I run a small production company that handles many small projects every year focusing on multi cam, interview-based narratives supported by cinematic b-roll. My small grip truck stores all the lighting, audio equipment and filmmaking gear needed for these small shoots allowing me to easily travel throughout California and beyond to work on projects. I am an FAA licensed and insured drone operator and own a drone shooting high quality 4K content. On a team I usually find myself in the role of principal Director and/or DP, and I’m happy to lend my experience to larger projects.

• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company

I am a filmmaker and documentarian with over fourteen years of experience in production and run my own production company, Darling Street Pictures, with my producing partner. I have worked with many notable clients including Google, YouTube, Bloomberg, and the City of San Francisco as well as pursuing creative work, recently selling out the historic Great Star Theater in San Francisco for the premiere of my dance film "Panels" with an accompanying live dance performance. I attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for Film & TV production. I have over five years of experience with Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Audition, and DaVinci Resolve and can take a production from start to finish. I'm also a drone pilot with an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate fro commercial drone work.

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• Field Producer
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• Fixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Colorist
• Drone Operator

I'm a content strategist, writer, editor and project manager with experience across numerous industries and brands—everything from Pokémon to how to use military veteran benefits (no small task) to how to write the right resume. I pride myself on mastering complicated subjects, making them easy to digest, and finding fresh ways to entertain and educate audiences, with the emphasis on quality content above all else. I believe in both the science and art of creating and optimizing compelling content, taking advantage of SEO research as well as scaling content alongside cross-disciplinary teams. I'm experienced in content management systems and project management tools as well as producing briefs, handling audits and creating multimedia. I bring a “roll up the sleeves” mentality and approach to content strategy, management and creation.

• Copywriter
• Content Strategist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News

I’m a visual journalist in San Francisco. Before moving to news and documentary I worked for a decade as a commercial producer creating content for agencies like Leo Burnett, design studios like IDEO, and big brands like Google and Apple. I’ve also produced for CNN, The Washington Post, and Público, Portugal’s largest newspaper, as well. In 2022, I completed my master’s at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism after working for a decade as a commercial producer. My thesis documentary Hasta la última gota, following the fight for water and a new constitution in Chile, was published in The Intercept. The film also screened at the Mill Valley and Banff Mountain Film Festivals. I work in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer

Kat O’Toole is a documentary cinematographer based in Oakland, California. She delights in falling into the rhythm of another person’s life while filming handheld. She loves collaborating with directors so that the images they make together can best support the story. She creates beautiful, comfortable and intimate interview setups that allow her collaborators to sink in and open up. Most of all, Kat takes pride in pre-production planning because having all the tools you need frees you up to follow an unexpected thread to someplace even better than you planned to go. Kat studied at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke. Her work has been shown on PBS, the BBC and at Sundance Satellite Programming.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Production Assistant
• Creative Director

I'm a documentary filmmaker with 9 years of experience in producing, filming, and editing for media organizations and businesses. My career started in a newsroom in Sacramento as part of their special projects unit. I now own a production company and have worked to create docs, and other forms of video content for nationally recognized brands and TV networks like Footlocker, Nike, Adidas, VICE, AJ+, Bloomberg, Weather Channel, ATTN, MSNBC, and HEARST. My documentaries range in focus from massive fire issues in California, to water rights all over the U.S. I've earned 9x regional Emmy awards, a Cronkite, an Edward R Murrow award, and my cinematography is featured in Ron Howard’s latest film with National Geographic, “Re-building Paradise".

• Documentary DP
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• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Colorist
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Hello! I've been a filmmaker for 7 years, running a small production company in the SF Bay Area. I've had the honor to film projects all over the world (South Sudan, Laos, Honduras, just to name a few). I am passionate about telling compelling stories in a way to really connects with the audience. Currently my largest finished project is a short documentary about micro-lot coffee farmers in Honduras. It has been shown around the world and has garnered three film festival awards. This film was a personal project that I used to learn all the aspects of filmmaking, so I did all aspects of the film and it was a great learning experience! My favorite projects are ones where I get to be involved in the strategy and development phase and when I get to travel.

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• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
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• Creative Director
• Event Photographer

I have had a 16+ year career as a video producer, shooter and editor. I’ve created hundreds of video stories in collaboration with dozens of high profile clients and content producers. Previously I produced at TripAdvisor, shaping travel content into concise original pieces for their global brand partners. I also spent time as a Senior Producer creating pieces and series’ at wellness startup, Thrive Global, as well as viral platform, Upworthy. I honed my craft as an editor at CNN and won an Emmy as a PBS videographer. I also directed an award winning feature documentary film that has nearly 350k views on YouTube. I’ve played every role in the production process from camera op to lead producer, director and more.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant

Originally from story-rich Mississippi, I began making films with my parents' home movie camera & friends in the early '90s. Now working mostly in the world of narrative and commercial media, I spent much of my formative years living, learning & working on film/TV sets in New Orleans and abroad. Naturally curious and very inspired by travel, my passions revolve around filmmaking, writing, still photography & design, more or less the case since 6. I've spent a substantial time just roaming about everywhere with a camera as a great admirer of everyday history & the physical world and generally staying ahead of the curve. Which could explain my fascination now with all things Unreal and aerial imagery. Thanks for looking!

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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Copywriter
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial

Emily Fraser is an Oakland based documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. Her work has screened at Doc NYC, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, LUNAFEST, the International Wildlife Film Festival, and the Pacific Film Archive, among others. She also teaches film production and eco cinema classes at Santa Clara University and California College of the Arts. In a previous life, she worked as an environmental consultant, focusing on projects in conservation, resource management, and alternative energy. Emily holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental policy and art/architecture from the College of William and Mary and an M.F.A in Documentary Film and Video from Stanford University. She shoots primarily on a C300mii.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
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• Gaffer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

For over 10 years I have learned the ins and outs of both large and small scale video production through hard work and hands-on experience. I have built a television studio from scratch, created an entire video department from the ground up, acted as company-wide video quality control, and have seen through the creation of shows from start to finish. I have worked for startups, large corporations and for myself as a freelancer. I know what it takes to get a video production completed with the highest standards while not going overboard with budget and concept. Most importantly, I know how to delegate and use an individual’s strengths to the group’s advantage.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Commercial
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• Reporter / Journalist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
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• Production Company
• Full-Service Live Production
• Corporate Videographer

Josh Freund is an award-winning documentary, narrative and commercial filmmaker. His diverse clientele range from leading brands like Nike, Mattel, Chevrolet, and Jameson Whiskey to Grammy-winning musicians. Josh's first feature film Do U Want It? won Audience Award at New Orleans Film Festival in 2017 and at SF IndieFest in 2018 and will be streaming in October 2019. He owns and operates ABIS Productions, New Orleans’ premiere video production company dedicated to creating video content for bands and musicians. Josh graduated with a BSJ from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism in 2012.

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• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Corporate Videographer

Hello, I am a documentary filmmaker, sound recordist, and video producer based in the Bay Area. In a former life I was a Multimedia Producer with KQED/PBS Digital Studios of the Emmy Award winning series ART SCHOOL. Since then, I have formed my own production company MIND•SPACE•TIME that has created short-form video stories in partnership with NY Times, PBS NewsHour, AJ+, Southern Documentary Fund, to name a few. My own documentary films have won awards and screened at many prestigious film festivals around the world including DocLisboa, BFI London Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, European Media Art Festival, and many more.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Audio Storyteller
• Podcast Producer

Leaf River is a journalist, filmmaker, drone cinematographer, editor, and as of recent, one man production crew. His work has appeared in AJ+, BBC, Reveal (currently Center for Investigative Reporting), Fusion, and Color Magazine. His work tends to focus on the injustices and plight thrust upon the overlooked and left behind members of modern society. He has begun working on his own feature length documentary about an immigrant woman who finds strength and meaning through working with wild horses in New Mexico. He is always ready for the challenge of taking on new work and has the gear and knowledge to handle it.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Grip
• Commercial DP
• Reporter / Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• Creative Director

A graduate of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a focus in Directing and Producing, Robert Wagner has been making films since the age of eleven. He's had the privilege of working under some of the most successful creators in feature films and commercials on high-profile projects such as Horrible Bosses (New Line Cinema), Tower Heist (NBC Universal) in addition to numerous national commercial campaigns (GEICO, Nike, Quickbooks, Nissan). Obsessed with the truth in narrative, he believes that everyone has a story to tell. At the core of his work is an intense motivation to tell stories that remind us all of the humanity we share.

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• Drone Operator
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Copywriter
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Since 2009, James Hall has shot and edited deeply human short films for clients such as National Geographic, TIME, VICE News, People & Power, Al Jazeera America, AJ+, 60 Second Docs and others. Along with being reliable and skilled with the camera, sound, directing and producing, and editing, his greatest strengths lie in his interpersonal skills, always making real connections with both subjects and crew, and his knack at improvising creative solutions on the fly. He began his career in 2003 as a photojournalist, and is based in the Bay Area, CA and frequently takes on international projects.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Kevin is an award winning director, producer, shooter and editor based in San Francisco. He has created videos for Bloomberg, CNBC, CNET, Reuters and various independent clients. He has experience as a one-man-band videographer as well as a director of full tv production crews. His passion for video storytelling has allowed him to travel across the US and internationally. He has over two decades of professional experience with cameras, lenses, lighting, sound, editing software and music production. He 2009 He has received numerous accolades and awards including two Emmy Awards in Videography and Producer/Editor for his work at Plum TV in Vail, CO.

• Art Director
• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• Creative Director
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Field Producer
• Gaffer
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Motion Graphics Designer

I'm a video producer who has worked for Gizmodo Media Group (GMG) where I shot, scripted, hosted and edited videos for Gizmodo, The Root, Jezebel, Splinter, Lifehacker, Kotaku and other GMG news properties. Before that, I was a digital producer at Fusion where I produced video stories on politics, social justice, religion, immigration and local and global diaspora communities. I've worked for various news outlets including The Huffington Post, CNN, Orange County Weekly and KPCC, the National Public Radio affiliate of Los Angeles. I graduated from the University of California, Irvine and received my Master's degree from Columbia Journalism School.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Line Producer / On-Location
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Corporate Videographer