title: Zac Stuart-Pontier
text: # Zac Stuart-Pontier
  
  Zac Stuart-Pontier is an American film editor, host and producer. He is known for his work on the HBO documentary The Jinx, Catfish and Martha Marcy May Marlene.
  
  ## Life and career
  
  Zac was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2010, he edited and co-produced the film, Catfish, premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
  
  Zac is the co-host and co-creator of the true crime podcasts Crimetown with Marc Smerling, which debuted in 2016 and quickly became the most popular U.S. podcast on iTunes. They also co-created The RFK Tapes a Crimetown Presents podcast about the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  | Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2019 | Markie in Milwaukee | Producer | Documentary film |
  | 2017 | Give Me Future | Supervising editor | Documentary film |
  | 2016 | Bleed for This | Editor | Feature film |
  | 2016 | 10 Crosby | Editor | Short film |
  | 2016 | Durango | Executive producer | Documentary short |
  | 2015 | The Jinx | Editor, writer and Co-Executive Producer | 6 episodes |
  | 2014 | The Hardest Word | Co-producer | Short film |
  | 2013 | The Apocalypse | Editor | Short film |
  | 2012 | Witness | Editor | 6 episode |
  | 2012 | Superfly | Editor and co-producer | Documentary short |
  | 2012 | Simon Killer | Editor | Feature film |
  | 2011 | The Light in the Night | Editor | Short film |
  | 2011 | How It Ended | Editor | Short film |
  | 2011 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | Editor | Feature film |
  | 2010 | Kids in Love | Editor | Short film |
  | 2010 | NY Export: Opus Jazz | Editor | Feature film |
  | 2010 | Beautiful Darling | Editor and co-producer | Documentary film |
  | 2010 | Catfish | Editor and co-producer | Documentary film |
  | 2009 | I Will Protect You | Editor | Documentary film |
  | 2009 | Science Fair | Editor | Short film |
  | 2008 | The Hollow Tree | Editor | Short film |
  | 2007 | Leaving Gussie | Editor | Short film |
  | 2007 | Night Falls | Editor | Short film |
  | 2005 | Flutter Kick | Editor | Short film |
  
  ## Awards and nominations
  
  | Year | Result | Award | Category | Work |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2016 | Won | American Cinema Editors | Best Edited Documentary - Television | The Jinx |
  | 2015 | Won | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | The Jinx |
  | 2015 | Won | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program | The Jinx |
  | 2015 | Won | International Documentary Association | Best Limited Series | The Jinx |
  | 2012 | Nominated | Online Film Critics Society | Best Editing | Martha Marcy May Marlene |
  | 2012 | Nominated | International Cinephile Society | Best Editing | Martha Marcy May Marlene |
  | 2008 | Won | First Run Film Festival | Best Editing | Science Fair |
  | 2005 | Won | First Run Film Festival | Best Editing | Flutter Kick |
  