
Theo Schear
Editing
Theo is a documentary filmmaker from Oakland, California. His first docu-series Hard To Swallow hosted by Tunde Wey was supported by The Ford Foundation, IFP and The Pop Culture Collaborative. He was a 2021 SFFILM FilmHouse Resident and for three years was a member of Detroit Public Television’s National Documentary Unit. He shoots for the Golden State Warriors and has produced campaigns for Nike and Bandcamp. Other work includes Open Letter, a found-footage doc about Frank Ocean; and TY4FWM, a documentary chronicling the release of rapper ALLBLACK’s first album.
Known for
Behind the camera4
- 2026Living Harriet Tubman Director, Producer, Cinematography
- 2022The Game God(S) Production Sound Mixer
- 2022The First Monument Editor, Director of Photography
- TBATales of The Town: The Film Editor, Producer


