Jeanna French is a film editor and photographer whose work spans documentary film, branded and social media content. She was recently selected for the prestigious Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship. Her editing work has aired on HBO, PBS, and streamed worldwide, including the Academy Award-shortlisted short Brillo Box (3¢ off), the feature-length documentary Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman, and multiple shorts for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Art+Film Gala, honoring the artist Robert Irwin and a celebration of the ten year anniversary of the gala. Recently, she completed Firelighters: Fire is Medicine, a documentary that follows Yurok and Karuk burning rights activists as they reclaim cultural burning practices to combat catastrophic wildfires. The film aired on PBS World. Jeanna also served as lead editor and post-production supervisor for the YouTube series Canna Cribs, which takes viewers inside some of the largest commercial cannabis grow operations in the world, garnering millions of views on YouTube. In addition to her long-form projects, Jeanna has edited countless short-form branded videos for clients such as LACMA, Sounds True, the Arizona Department of Child Safety, Arizona List, and the University of Arizona. Outside the edit suite, Jeanna’s photography has been exhibited internationally, in Greece, England, Italy, the Chania International Photography Festival, and the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Jeanna French

Jeanna French is a film editor and photographer whose work spans documentary film, branded and social media content. She was recently selected for the prestigious Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship. Her editing work has aired on HBO, PBS, and streamed worldwide, including the Academy Award-shortlisted short Brillo Box (3¢ off), the feature-length documentary Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman, and multiple shorts for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Art+Film Gala, honoring the artist Robert Irwin and a celebration of the ten year anniversary of the gala. Recently, she completed Firelighters: Fire is Medicine, a documentary that follows Yurok and Karuk burning rights activists as they reclaim cultural burning practices to combat catastrophic wildfires. The film aired on PBS World. Jeanna also served as lead editor and post-production supervisor for the YouTube series Canna Cribs, which takes viewers inside some of the largest commercial cannabis grow operations in the world, garnering millions of views on YouTube. In addition to her long-form projects, Jeanna has edited countless short-form branded videos for clients such as LACMA, Sounds True, the Arizona Department of Child Safety, Arizona List, and the University of Arizona. Outside the edit suite, Jeanna’s photography has been exhibited internationally, in Greece, England, Italy, the Chania International Photography Festival, and the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

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Jeanna French is a film editor and photographer whose work spans documentary film, branded and social media content. She was recently selected for the prestigious Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship.

Her editing work has aired on HBO, PBS, and streamed worldwide, including the Academy Award-shortlisted short Brillo Box (3¢ off), the feature-length documentary Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman, and multiple shorts for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Art+Film Gala, honoring the artist Robert Irwin and a celebration of the ten year anniversary of the gala. Recently, she completed Firelighters: Fire is Medicine, a documentary that follows Yurok and Karuk burning rights activists as they reclaim cultural burning practices to combat catastrophic wildfires. The film aired on PBS World.

Jeanna also served as lead editor and post-production supervisor for the YouTube series Canna Cribs, which takes viewers inside some of the largest commercial cannabis grow operations in the world, garnering millions of views on YouTube.

In addition to her long-form projects, Jeanna has edited countless short-form branded videos for clients such as LACMA, Sounds True, the Arizona Department of Child Safety, Arizona List, and the University of Arizona.

Outside the edit suite, Jeanna’s photography has been exhibited internationally, in Greece, England, Italy, the Chania International Photography Festival, and the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Editor and Post-Production Supervisor at In the Americas with David Yetman (PBS)
May 9, 2010 - May 31, 2019
-Editor on PBS travel series documentary series - Finishing editor including color, sound, technical QC, packaging & marketing - Managed and created all post-production deliverables to PBS & international distributor Arte France - Managed and trained assistant editors
Film Editor at Brillo Box (3¢ OFF) (HBO)
October 16, 2025 - June 30, 2015
Film editor for short documentary streaming on HBO MAX Also edited trailer Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) Official Selection: New York Film Festival, Aspen Film Short Festival, Sheffield Doc Fest
Freelance Video Editor at Sounds True
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018
Freelance editor for numerous projects including, video courses, book trailers, and social media content and live video summits
Film Editor at "Secret Superhero" Arizona Department of Childhood Safety
November 1, 2018 - December 1, 2025
Editor on short branded content film for the Arizona Department of Child Safety
Film Editor at A Few Things About Robert Irwin (The Los Angeles County of Museum of Art)
August 1, 2016 - October 20, 2016
- Short branded documentary created for LACMA’S Art + Film Gala - Official Selection: AFI Docs, LA Film Festival, Provincetown Film Festival
Film Editor at Firelighters: Fire is Medicine (PBS World)
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
- Feature length documentary film to be aired on PBS World November - Edited trailer
Freelance Film Editor at The Los Angeles County of Museum of Art
September 1, 2016 - Present
- Ongoing freelance editor for The Los Angeles County Museum of Art's short branded content films including, year in review highlight films, artist talks & museum initiatives.
Senior Editor, Co-Director & Post-Production Supervisor at Canna Cribs
November 1, 2019 - Present
- Senior editor & co-director on short branded documentary series, garnering millions of views on YouTube

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Film & Video Studies at The University of Arizona
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

Karen Schmeer Documentary Editing Fellow
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015
Guest Blog Writer - Frame IO
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Other
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