Jonathan Alberts

Jonathan Alberts, ACE, is a Canadian-American film editor.^[2][3] He is known for his work on All of Us Strangers, Like Crazy, Black Bird and The OA.^[4][5]

Jonathan Alberts
Born	Canada[1]
Occupation	Film Editor
Years active	1999–present

Career

Alberts graduated from McGill University with a degree in English Literature.^[1] He began his career working in documentary in New York City before attending the American Film Institute, where he earned an MFA in film editing.^[6] In 2006, he edited the music video for Silversun Pickups' "Lazy Eye".^[7]

Alberts later worked on 45 Years (2015), directed by Andrew Haigh, followed by further collaborations with Haigh on Lean on Pete (2017) and All of Us Strangers (2023).^[8][9] He also edited the Apple TV+ miniseries, Black Bird (2022).^[10] He is a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE).^[11]

Selected filmography

Film

As Editor

Year	Film	Director	Notes
2023	All of Us Strangers	Andrew Haigh
2020	Uncle Frank	Alan Ball
2019	Earthquake Bird	Wash Westmoreland
2017	Lean on Pete	Andrew Haigh
2015	Equals	Drake Doremus
	45 Years	Andrew Haigh
2014	Better Living Through Chemistry	David Posamentier and Geoff Moore
2013	Breathe In	Drake Doremus
2011	Like Crazy	Drake Doremus
2010	The High Cost of Living	Deborah Chow
2008	Pedro	Nick Oceano
2006	Wristcutters: A Love Story	Goran Dukić
2004	Malachance	Gerardo Naranjo
1999	The History of Glamour	Theresa Duncan	Short film

Television

As Editor

Year	Title	Notes
2024	The Listeners	4 episodes
2022	Black Bird	3 episodes
2021	The North Water	3 episodes
2018	The First	3 episodes
2016	The OA	4 episodes
	Looking: The Movie	TV Movie
2014−2015	Looking	6 episodes
2011	Hung	4 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2023	Won	British Independent Film Awards	Best Editing	All of Us Strangers	[12]
	Runner-up	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Editing		[13]
	Nominated	International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Editing		[14]