Benjamin Shearn is a film editor and writer.

His work has played at Sundance, South by Southwest, Berlinale, Tribeca, BFI London, CPH:DOX, Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, TIFF: Next Wave, Edinburgh, Outfest, MIFF, Beyond Fest, Sitges, ComicCon San Diego and the Frontieres Showcase at Cannes.

Shearn’s most recent work BY DESIGN premiered opening night of the 2025 Sundance Film festival in the NEXT section, and a retrospective of his collaboration with filmmaker Amanda Kramer was featured at the 2022 Rotterdam Film Festival.

Projects Shearn has edited for have been featured in Variety, Sight & Sound, New York Times, The Guardian, Art Forum, Film Comment, L.A. Times, Senses of Cinema, Nowness, Mubi Notebook, AV Club, Film Threat, Paste Magazine and Film School Rejects.