Stephen S.

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Stephen Michael Simon is a director, cinematographer and award-winning editor based in Brooklyn, New York. Currently, Stephen is editing a feature documentary on Wu-Tang Clan and a TV series on the origins of hip-hop featuring Ice-T and Eve. The feature documentary he edited "Yes I Am" The Story of Ric Weiland took home Best Documentary at Munich Film Awards and Dumbo Film Festival in 2021. In 2009, after graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Stephen produced content for MTV and Nylon Magazine. In 2014, he turned his sights to freelance and following his more creative endeavors in the form of directing, cinematography and editing. Since then, his edit credits include campaign commercials for LensCrafters with director Matthew Kazuo Firpo (Marvel's "The Eternals" writer) and director of photography Adam Newport-Berra (HBO's "Euphoria" cinematographer) under Ridley Scott's production company, RSA, campaign commercials for Broadway's revival of "West Side Story" under Scott Rudin's production company, Viceland's third season for 2 Chainz's television show, "Most Expensivest", feature narrative "I'll See You Around" (premiering at LA's Latino International Film Festival Summer 2019), short film "The Big Break" (feat. David Arquette & Thomas Cocquerel premiering on Vice in 2018), short documentary "Refuge" (officially selected to 19 film festivals and winner of "Best Documentary Short" at the Oxford Film Festival, the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, & Santa Barbara International Film Festival, as well as "Humanitarian Outstanding Achievement Award" at IndieFest in 2017), VMA-nominated Selena Gomez ft. Kygo "It Ain't Me" music video, "Janice & Jeffrey" (web series for IFC.com), and the award-winning feature documentary "Finding Kim" (2016). Stephen's cinematography credits include feature documentary "Brainiac" (SXSW 2019 premiere and a nationwide theatrical release), short horror film "Rick & Ruby" (Summer 2019 premiere at Atlanta Underground Festival & LA Screamfest as well as an international premiere at the Sitges Film Festival), five-state digital campaign production for Dell, digital commercial for the Grammy award-winning group Sugarland, and Mosss' music video "Here If You Want (Pale Blue)" (18,000,000+ plays on Spotify). Stephen also directed music videos for artists including Wilsen, ADI and Gracie & Rachel. Although he juggles his talents in many avenues of the film industry, one thing rings true - Stephen wants bring a bold, unique, polished story to viewers everywhere. Make them feel.

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