Ken Schneider

Ken Schneider, ACE is a director, producer, and editor for PatchWorks Films, a production company in San Francisco. He has traveled and made films in Cuba for many years alongside wife and film collaborator, Marcia Jarmel. They co-directed Los Hermanos/The Brothers, which tells the story of virtuoso Afro-Cuban brothers living on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm, one in New York, the other in Havana. The film follows their parallel lives and poignant reunion through their momentous first performances together after so long apart.

Outside of his directorial work for PatchWorks Films, Schneider works as a freelance editor and is a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE). He has edited over 40 feature documentaries for PBS, HBO, Showtime, and Al Jazeera. The subjects range from art and literature to war and peace, immigration, disability and social justice. A notable editing credit is on the Oscar-nominated, Regret to Inform, which the New York Times described as “unforgettable … exquisitely filmed, edited and scored.” Regret to Inform was a Peabody Awards winner, recipient of the International Documentary Association Award for most distinctive use of archival footage, and a national Emmy Awards nominee.

Schneider has also consulted on dozens of documentaries and lectured at San Francisco City College, San Francisco Art Institute, Chapman University, Harvard University, and New York University.