Samantha Keon

Documentary Editor & Filmmaker

Since transitioning from international development and charity in 2017, I have assisted and edited documentaries that have been screened at festivals worldwide, aired on Spanish television, and broadcast across global streaming platforms. In 2022, I was later selected for a prestigious editors' scheme with Netflix and the Grierson Trust. This experience led to opportunities on high-profile productions. Since then, I have worked on Emmy and Broadcast Award–winning feature documentaries and remain focused on creating impactful, globally resonant storytelling.

Samantha Keon CV
  • Cover image for the Netflix documentary 'Grenfell Uncovered' showing the burned-out remains of the Grenfell Tower with the London skyline in the background, and the title text.

    Grenfell: Uncovered

    RTS 2026 - ⁠Winner of Best Single Documentary

    Broadcast Awards 2026 - Winner of Best Documentary Programme

    Sheffield Doc Fest 2025 - Winner of the Audience Award

    Rose D’Or 2025 - Nominated for Documentary

    RTS Craft Awards 2025 - Nominated for Best Editing

    BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2026 - Nominated for Best Single Documentary, Director - Factual, Editing - Factual and Emerging Talent - Factual.

    Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2026 - Nominated Best Single Documentary

    BFE Cut Above Award 2026 - Nominated for best edited Documentary or Non-Fiction

  • A large pile of various old mobile phones with the words 'BUY NOW!' written in big pink letters across the center. Poster for the documentary Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy.

    Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy

    News and Documentary Emmys 2025

    Winner of Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary

  • L'estoc

    Paris Play Film Festival 2018 - Winner of Best Documentary

    Nice International Film Festival 2018 - Official Selection

    Human Rights Film Festival Barcelona 2017 - Official Selection

    Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2017 - Official Selection

SEE MY DOCUMENTARY WORK

INTERNATIONAL STORIES

Alongside editing documentaries, I have worked with leading organisations worldwide to create short-form videos that often tackle complex and sensitive socio-political issues.

Book cover titled "Wilton Foundation" by Conrad N. Hilton with a blue gradient square background.
UN Women logo featuring the United Nations emblem, with the text 'UN Women' and the phrase 'United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women'.
VISA logo in blue
Mastercard logo with two interlocked circles, one red and one orange, on a white background
The logo for devex with the tagline "Do Good. Do It Well."
Philips logo with blue emblem and white text.
Logo for Johnson & Johnson
38 Degrees logo with slogan 'people. power. change.' in orange text.
Seal of the Australian government with kangaroo and emu, featuring a shield, star, and foliage elements, with text indicating the department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The NOVARTIS logo featuring a stylized flame with red, yellow, and blue elements and the company name in blue uppercase letters
Logo for Clever Franke
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction logo with globe and laurel wreath in blue.
UNHCR logo with text 'The UN Refugee Agency' on a blue background
The Holagic logo with the tagline "The Science of Sure" underneath it.
Logo for The World Bank.
Logo for Roche.
Logo for The End Fund.
Logo for Stronger Foundations for Nutrition.
SEE MY SHORT FORM WORK

  • "Samantha is hardworking, patient, discreet but most importantly very talented. In our time working together she’s been able to multitask at all times. Our project was archive intensive and throughout Samantha remained highly organised and calm under pressure. Samantha handled her responsibilities as an assistant editor while also taking on creative tasks to help craft the edit, even attacking the opening sequence of our documentary. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her for future projects."

    Sam Santana

    Editor of Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy and Grenfell: Uncovered.

  • "Samantha has worked with Devex on several projects as a freelance editor. She is extremely professional, well organized, meets all deadlines and has a great eye for detail and video storytelling in general. I would highly recommend working with her."

    Naomi Mihara

    Senior Producer Devex

  • "I had the pleasure of working with Samantha when she co-directed a series of documentaries with me, here in Barcelona from 2017 - 2018. Samantha is a truly talented and innovative professional, with a work ethic and creativity that will see her strive in the industry. Since starting out as a freelancer, I've also had the chance to witness her work and she continues to make a significant impact in both documentary, and ethical commercial filmmaking. I can't recommend Samantha highly enough for any audiovisual challenge that you might face."

    John English

    Director OTOXO Productions

  • "Working with Samantha was effortless - she seamlessly and professionally took a vision and produced a film that so wonderfully captured the heart of Yoga Quota. We would work with her again in a heartbeat, and can only praise her eye and careful attention to detail."

    Harriet McAtee

    CEO Yoga Quota

  • "Samantha is extremely talented, creative, and hard-working - definitely an asset on any team. We worked together on the short film 'Casas sin familias' and she always had an incredible eye for detail and gave invaluable input that made our project all the better. Samantha is also a very skilled camera operator. When it came to our project, she had a knack for finding the best shots in challenging conditions and seamlessly weaving them into the story we were telling."

    Cristina Tomàs White

    Journalist L'Agència Catalana de Notícies (ACN)