Lauren Brinkman is a film and television editor based in Los Angeles. Her most recent projects include “Monsters of God” on HBO about the shadowy world of exotic reptile smuggling, and “The Last Dive,” a documentary directed by Cody Sheehy and produced by Mark Monroe, following a veteran and former Hell’s Angels associate on a mission to find his long-lost friend Willy the Manta Ray. “The Last Dive” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2025, in coordination with World Ocean Day and social action campaigns promoting ocean conservation and “blue therapy” for veterans.

She is also known for editing “Icarus: The Aftermath”, a follow-up to Bryan Fogel’s Netflix film “Icarus,” which won Best Documentary at the Academy Awards in 2018. “Icarus: The Aftermath” premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in 2022 to rave audience and critical reviews. In addition, she edited the series premiere episode of CBS’s “Harlan Coben’s Final Twist”, Freeform’s investigative series “Keep This Between Us” and many independent documentaries.

Lauren began as an additional editor on the BAFTA and ACE nominated Sundance film, “The Dissident”, about the late journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and by editing a narrative short film which premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2021. In 2018, she directed and produced short documentary profiles about Latina women converting to Islam. Her entry into the documentary business came through development work at the Academy Award-nominated production company Lightbox, where she developed and contributed to critically acclaimed titles including “Tina” (HBO), “Diagnosis” (Netflix), “Hip Hop Uncovered” (Disney+) and the Emmy-winning “LA92” (National Geographic).

Born in Houston and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Lauren is a graduate of the Florida State Film School. She currently resides in Los Angeles, where she spends her free time cooking, gardening, and doing internet deep-dives into obscure topics of interest.