Lauren Schwartzman

Lauren Schwartzman is a documentary film director and editor based in California. She was the Associate Editor for the documentary feature "The Disappearance of Shere Hite" (2023, Dir. Nicole Newnham) which premiered in competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and had its theatrical release in November 2023. She was the Associate Producer and Assistant Editor for the Oscar-nominated feature documentary "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution" (2020; Dir. Nicole Newnham & Jim LeBrecht; EPs President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama). Just prior to her work on "Crip Camp," Lauren completed her Master of Journalism with a concentration in documentary film at the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Her thesis film, "Dust Rising," won a Student Academy Award, was shortlisted for the BAFTA Student Film Awards, and screened in festivals across the U.S.