Stephanie Zenee Perez is a New York based TV and Film Editor.​ As a queer

first-generation Mexican-American, she is passionately dedicated to crafting narratives that delve into the complexities of the human experience, celebrate diverse cultures, and spotlight underrepresented communities.

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Stephanie began her career as an editor on the fully improvised feature film, The Feels, starring Constance Wu and Angela Trimbu. She later joined the studio side at Lionsgate’s Feature Post Production department, where she contributed to high scale films such as A Simple Favor, The Spy Who Dumped Me, and Power Rangers.

Her editorial work spans high-profile TV series, including Cape Fear, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Extrapolations, Brand New Cherry Flavor, Vida, and docu-series Lorena.

 

For her latest editorial project, Stephanie collaborated with AFI colleague writer-director, Arkasha Stevenson, for an upcoming Untitled A24 Horror Film. Produced by Lars Knudsen and Ari Aster at Square Peg, the feature film follows a bachelor party that spirals into terror and stars Caleb Landry Jones, Emma Corrin, Josh Hutcherson, Hunter Schafer, and Sophie Wilde.

 

Beyond the editing bay, Stephanie is a multifaceted creative force. She served as a writer, producer, and editor on indie birth documentary Born Free and worked as a writer’s assistant on season two of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.  Stepping into the director's chair, she wrote, produced, and edited her debut short film, Elsewhere Love, which premiered at the GuadaLAjara Film Festival. Her most recent directorial short, Olive, blends documentary and narrative to explore her grief following the sudden loss of her beloved pet. 

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With a Master of Fine Arts in Editing from the American Film Institute Conservatory and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Stephanie's artistic journey reflects a commitment to authentic storytelling, pushing boundaries, and amplifying unheard voices in the cinematic landscape.

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She has edited over a dozen award-winning short films including her AFI editing thesis films, Icebox and Vessels. Icebox, won the Live-Action Grand Jury Award at AFI FEST and was shortlisted for the 90th Academy Awards Live-Action Short-Film category. Stephanie won her first editing award at the NewFilmmakers Best of 2017 Festival for her work on Vessels which also won the acclaimed Iris Prize in 2015. Her editing projects have screened at over 50+ film festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, Seattle International Film Festival Outfest, Palm Springs Int'l Shortfest, AFI Fest, Telluride, Dances With Films, and Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival.

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When in between projects, Stephanie can be found writing poetry somewhere in nature with her yorkie, Papaya, and her green cheek conure, Arcoíris (Rainbow). 

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Stephanie Zenee Perez is represented by United Talent Artists