Frederick Shanahan
Editing
Frederick is an award-winning film editor based in New York City. He won Best Editing at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival for his work on the feature documentary When Lambs Become Lions. His feature work also includes The Birth of Sake, which premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival and aired on PBS POV in 2016; From This Day Forward, which premiered at the 2015 Full Frame Film Festival and aired on PBS POV in 2016; The Search for General Tso, which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival; and The City Dark, which premiered at SXSW in 2011 and was nominated for an Emmy in 2013. Frederick also has extensive TV experience, which includes work on the Netflix Original Series Salt Fat Acid Heat, the National Geographic Original Series Year Million, the CNN Original Series Death Row Stories, the A&E Original Series The Killing Season, and the Netflix Original Series Cooked, which premiered at Berlinale in 2016. He graduated from the Boston University College of Communication, magna cum laude, with a B.S. in Film and Television.
Known for
The Search for General Tso
April 20, 2014
The Birth of Saké
April 16, 2015
The City Dark
January 20, 2012
When Lambs Become Lions
April 20, 2018
Narrowsburg
September 14, 2019
Music Box: Happy and You Know It
November 15, 2025
The Emoji Story
April 28, 2019
World Fair
April 30, 2013
SUMO: Spirit Weighs Nothing
September 3, 2026
Behind the camera9
- 2026SUMO: Spirit Weighs Nothing Editor
- 2025Music Box: Happy and You Know It Editor
- 2019Narrowsburg Editor
- 2019The Emoji Story Editor
- 2018When Lambs Become Lions Editor
- 2015The Birth of Saké Editor
- 2014The Search for General Tso Editor
- 2013World Fair Editor
- 2012The City Dark Editor