I'm a documentary editor with experience crafting powerful, character-driven stories for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, Paramount, and more. I've shaped feature-length factual films and series from raw footage, interviews, observational b-roll, and archival material, always focusing on emotional clarity, tight pacing, and narratives that resonate deeply, particularly on social issues, community experiences, and human challenges such as healthcare access. My credits include high-stakes series such as The Accused for Paramount and 10 Steps to Disaster for Smithsonian. Short films I’ve cut have participated in festivals worldwide, including one selected for Cannes Cinéfondation and another that was a finalist for the Oscar Student Academy Award. I'm adept at collaborating with producers and hosts through multiple feedback rounds, delivering broadcast-ready edits, and cutting polished teasers for festivals and grant applications, including festival submissions that grab attention right away.…

Shai Rodogovsky

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I'm a documentary editor with experience crafting powerful, character-driven stories for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, Paramount, and more. I've shaped feature-length factual films and series from raw footage, interviews, observational b-roll, and archival material, always focusing on emotional clarity, tight pacing, and narratives that resonate deeply, particularly on social issues, community experiences, and human challenges such as healthcare access. My credits include high-stakes series such as The Accused for Paramount and 10 Steps to Disaster for Smithsonian. Short films I’ve cut have participated in festivals worldwide, including one selected for Cannes Cinéfondation and another that was a finalist for the Oscar Student Academy Award. I'm adept at collaborating with producers and hosts through multiple feedback rounds, delivering broadcast-ready edits, and cutting polished teasers for festivals and grant applications, including festival submissions that grab attention right away.…

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I’m a documentary editor with experience crafting powerful, character-driven stories for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, Paramount, and more. I’ve shaped feature-length factual films and series from raw footage, interviews, observational b-roll, and archival material, always focusing on emotional clarity, tight pacing, and narratives that resonate deeply, particularly on social issues, community experiences, and human challenges such as healthcare access.
My credits include high-stakes series such as The Accused for Paramount and 10 Steps to Disaster for Smithsonian. Short films I’ve cut have participated in festivals worldwide, including one selected for Cannes Cinéfondation and another that was a finalist for the Oscar Student Academy Award. I’m adept at collaborating with producers and hosts through multiple feedback rounds, delivering broadcast-ready edits, and cutting polished teasers for festivals and grant applications, including festival submissions that grab attention right away.

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English
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Work Experience

Documentary Editor at Avalon Media
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025
Edited observational, multi-part documentary and shaped character-driven narrative arcs across episodes, coordinating with producers to maintain editorial coherence.
Documentary Editor at Spark Media
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Contributed as editor on Escape to the Château, refining pacing and access-based material into engaging narrative across episodes.
Documentary Editor at Brinkworth
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Edited The Accused, developing episode structure and story arcs for a crime documentary series.
Documentary Editor at Blink Films UK
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Worked on 10 Steps to Disaster, shaping narrative flow and character-driven storytelling for a high-concept factual program.
Documentary Editor at Avalon Media
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Edited The Dog Hospital with Graeme Hall
Documentary Editor at Avalon Media
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Edited Queen of Clean, shaping narrative and observational material into a cohesive episode arc.
Documentary Editor at October Films
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Edited Lighthouses: Building the Impossible, contributing to multi-year documentary project across timelines.
Documentary Editor at Rumpus Media
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Edited Walking Britain Wartime, developing narrative threads from observational footage.
Documentary Editor at Windfall Films Ltd
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Edited Unearthed, shaping investigative storytelling and narrative pacing.
Documentary Editor at October Films
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Edited How Britain Won The War, contributing to archival-led historical documentary storytelling.
Documentary Editor at October Films
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Edited Dambusters, refining editorial narrative for a significant historical doc.
Documentary Editor at October Films
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Edited 10 Ways the Victorians Changed Britain (90min special), overseeing multi-part editorial approach.
Documentary Editor at Rumpus Media
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Edited Around the World by Train with Sir Tony Robinson, shaping travelogue narrative.
Documentary Editor at Hat Tricks / Emporium
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Edited Rich House Poor House, contributing to the social-issues framing of the program.
Documentary Editor at Two Four
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Edited The Real Marigold Hotel, shaping observational and travel narrative material.
Documentary Editor at October Films
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Edited The Planes That Built Britain, developing documentary structure and pacing.
Documentary Editor at Rumpus Media
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Edited Big Weekends Away, crafting narrative through observational footage.
Documentary Editor at Elephant House
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Edited Vegas 24/7, contributing to fast-paced, visually-driven documentary storytelling.
Documentary Editor at Freeform Productions
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Edited The Great Hotel Escape; collaborated across series to shape travel-themed episodes.
Documentary Editor at Thames TV
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Edited Eating With My EX, delivering narrative coherence in relationship-focused docu-series.
Documentary Editor at Blink Films
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Edited John Torode's Middle East, shaping culinary travel narrative across episodes.
Documentary Editor at Rumpus Media
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Edited Walking Britain's Lost Railways, editing historic and travel storytelling.
Documentary Editor at Elephant House / Channel 5
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Edited Building Britain's Canals, integrating archival and new footage for Channel 5.
Documentary Editor at Freeform Productions
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Edited British Historic Hotels, shaping heritage-focused travel documentary narrative.
Documentary Editor at Lime Production / Channel 4
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018
Edited 20 Kids and Counting, contributing to social documentary storytelling.
Documentary Editor at Two Four Productions
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
Edited Impossible Railway, shaping dramatic railway documentary storytelling.
Documentary Editor at Boundless Productions / Fremantle
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
Edited Great American Railway Journeys, contributing to international travel/history storytelling.
Documentary Editor at Freeform Productions
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017
Edited Coast vs Country Series 01, developing travel and lifestyle documentary arcs.

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BFA at Tel Aviv University
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2007

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