Rachel Shuman Understory Films

Rachel Shuman is a documentary editor and director based in the greater New York City area. Her recent editing credits include: Emmy- and Peabody-nominated STORM LAKE (Full Frame 2021); OMARA (DOC NYC 2021); LA PASTORA (Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival 2020); TRUE BELIEVER (Ashland Independent Film Festival 2019); FIVE SEASONS (DOC NYC 2017); BROTHERS (Dok Leipzig 2017); and ONE OCTOBER (Full Frame 2017), which Rachel also directed. Rachel is a longtime board member of the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship. Originally from Boston, Rachel received a BFA from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York.