Editor. Director. Cinematographer.

Based in New Jersey

JASON ZUCKER.

Still from Peter Liman: Monet of the Mountaintop
Documentaries / Television / Brand filmsFRAME 01 / 06

I’m an editor.
And a filmmaker.

I’ve been editing since 2007.
Here are a few things I’ve worked on.

Featured film / 2023

Peter Liman

Monet of the Mountaintop

Director / Cinematographer / Editor

Selected films, 2018–2023.

See the films
01 / Selected workEditing / Directing / Cinematography

Some of my work.

I edited all of these, and directed
or shot some of them too.

06 films
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02 / AboutEditor & filmmaker
Jason ZuckerJason Zucker / Filmmaker

A little about me.

I like documentary editing because I get to put the puzzle pieces together. There’s a lot of watching, listening, and figuring out what belongs where.

I grew up in Cleveland and earned the nickname “Creative Boy.” I wrote stories on the word processor, filmed skits with my cousin, and built things out of toilet paper rolls.

I moved to New York in 2003 to go to NYU Film School, where I earned my BFA. Since then, I’ve filmed and edited around the world—from Beijing to Haiti, Bonnaroo to SXSW, and the Grammys to the Oscars. I now live in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.

2007Editing professionally since
NYUBFA · Film school
9Documentaries edited
View my résumé
03 / What I doIn the edit and on location

How I work.

01

Editing

I work through the footage, build the structure, and keep refining the cut. Music, pacing, and feedback are all part of that.

02

Directing & cinematography

I shoot interviews, documentary scenes, and multi-camera coverage. I’m usually thinking about how it will cut together while I’m filming.

03

Trailers & shorter edits

I also cut trailers, short films about businesses, and versions for social media, including edits from footage you already have.

04 / MusicSongs & records

I also write songs.

I started writing songs at 18. These are a few from my bands, Sugardown and The Exclamation Brothers.

Jason Zucker playing guitar
Me, with a guitar.
More songs & albums
Email me05 / Contact

Get in touch.

If you’re looking for an editor or filmmaker, send me an email.
Tell me a little about the project and the timing.

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