Bio

Emir Lewis

Having built an exceptional editing career over the years, Emir Lewis' long list of editing credits span documentaries, tv series, and feature films beginning with Slam (1998) which received both the prestigious Sundance Grand Jury Prize and the Cannes Camera DʼOr. In addition, several other of the documentaries edited by Emir received high honors such as HBOʼs O.J. – A Story in Black & White (2003 Emmy winner), PBSʼ Two Towns of Jasper (2003 DuPont and Peabody Awards), and Nickelodeon/MTV Networksʼ I Sit Where I Want- The Legacy of Brown v. Board (2005 Parents’ Choice Award). He has also parlayed his editing experience into a producer/director role for WNET, garnering Emmy nominations for both In the Footsteps of Marco Polo & Pioneers of THIRTEEN, a four-part series chronicling the history of Public Television in New York & a Supervising Story Producer role in the acclaimed Netflix DocuSeries RAPTURE which chronicled the lives and artistic growth of 8 of Hip Hop’s hottest artists. His latest project as a supervising editor is with his longtime filmmaking collaborator Bobbito Garcia is Rock Rubber 45s. A self-reflective documentary on Bobbito’s life as the veritable Zelig of Hip Hop culture, opened in select theaters across the country this past summer. In the future, Emir plans to continue editing, producing, and directing for a diverse range of media projects, but is also very happy teaching the next generation of students the fine art of editorial storytelling at both N.Y.U. & Brooklyn College.