Jason Stewart (film editor)

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Jason Stewart
Born1971
OccupationFilm editor

Jason Stewart (born 1971) is an American film and television editor best known for his work on independent films and reality television. He has edited three films that have shown at the Sundance Film Festival: World's Greatest Dad, Sleeping Dogs Lie, [1] and Douchebag. [2] [3]

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Stewart, the younger brother of the writer Amy N. Stewart graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco with a degree in film. He moved to Los Angeles and began a career editing reality television shows and two films by Bobcat Goldthwait. [4]

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  1. "Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006) - IMDb". IMDb .
  2. http://www.sundance.org/pdf/press-releases/CPI%20Release%202010_8.11FINAL.pdf
  3. "Douchebag (2010) - IMDb". IMDb .
  4. Avid.com | http://www.avid.com/US/about-avid/customer-stories/Worlds-Greatest-Dad--Media-Composer-Brings-Dark-Comedy-to-Light Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
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