Stephanie Zenee Perez is a Los Angeles based editor-turned-writer-director. As a queer first-generation Mexican-American, she passionately crafts narratives that explore the complexities of the human experience, celebrate diverse cultures, and spotlight underrepresented communities.
Distinguished initially as an editor on the fully improvised feature film, "THE FEELS," she later crossed over to the studio side at Lionsgate as an assistant in the Feature Post Production department where she contributed to various studio films including "A SIMPLE FAVOR," "THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME," "ROBIN HOOD," "HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER," and "POWER RANGERS.”
Stephanie left the studio side to get back into the editing room as an assistant editor on docu-series LORENA (Amazon + Monkeypaw Productions). She joined the Motion Picture Editors Guild while working on VIDA (Starz) and was bumped up to edit on both BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR (Netflix) and EXTRAPOLATIONS (Apple TV +).
Beyond the editing bay, Stephanie is a multifaceted creative force. She served as a writer, producer, and editor on “BORN FREE,” an independent birth documentary. Stepping into the director’s chair, she wrote, produced, and edited her debut short film, “ELSEWHERE LOVE,” which premiered at the Guadalajara Film Festival.
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.
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, Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival.
Motion Picture Editors Guild Member
Film Independent Project Involve Editing Fellow
UNLOCK HER POTENTIAL writing mentee
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) member
Brown Girls Doc Mafia member
Women In Film (WIF) member
Chicana Director’s Initiative (CDI) member
LatinXorcists Writing member