Geraud Brisson

Geraud Brisson, ACE, is a French-American film and television editor.[ 1] [ 2]

Brisson was born and raised in France.[ 3] He later moved to the United States and earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Cinematography and Film Production from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.[ 4] [ 5] He started as an assistant editor on films including Jeepers Creepers (2001), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), and The Great Debaters (2007).[ 6] [ 7] He later became a lead editor, with credits including Adventures of Power (2008), Anamorph (2008), and the documentary Inventing Tomorrow (2018).[ 8] [ 9]

Brisson edited CODA (2021), directed by Siân Heder, a drama about a hearing teenager in a deaf family that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.[ 10] His editing used silence in key scenes to reflect the deaf characters' perspectives, drawing on his experience from This Close (2018–2019).[ 1] He has edited several television series, including The OA (2016), Counterpart (2018–2019), Shantaram (2022), and Lessons in Chemistry (2023).[ 11] [ 12] He also served as a consulting producer for all 10 episodes of Shōgun (2024).[ 13]