Shannon Baker Davis, ACE

Shannon Baker Davis, ACE, is an award-winning television editor. She began her career in New York, editing unscripted shows and documentaries, most notably the two-time Emmy-awarded Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List. After 10 years working on iconic shows such as Top Chef and Project Runway, Shannon made the jump to scripted television and feature films. Her credits include Insecure, from Issa Rae, Grown-ish, a spin-off of the highly acclaimed series Black-ish from creator Kenya Barris, and Queen Sugar, from creator Ava DuVernay. In features, she has edited Armstrong, starring Vicky Jeudy, Sean Parsons, Jason Antoon, and Kevin Pollak, and The Weekend, starring Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, and DeWanda Wise, both directed by Stella Meghie. The Weekend saw premieres atthe  Toronto Film Festival, AFI Fest, and Tribeca Film Festival. She went on to edit The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, directed by Ali LeRoi (Everybody Hates Chris). Shannon reunited with Meghie on The Photograph (Universal), starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield. She continued her collaboration with Kenya Barris on the Netflix series #blackAF, starring Barris and Rashida Jones. Her most recent work includes the series Doctor Odyssey and the Marvel miniseries Ironheart, streaming on Disney+.

Shannon is an American Cinema Editors (ACE) member who mentors emerging talent through the ACE Diversity Mentorship Program. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Motion Picture Editors Guild and co-chairs its African-American Steering Committee. Additionally, she is a founding member of Ujima Entertainment Coalition and Black In Post. She grew up in Augusta, GA, and is an alumna of Howard University and the American Film Institute, and resides in Los Angeles, CA, with her husband and 2 children.

Editor Shannon Baker Davis, ACE, was an Artist in Residence at Manhattan Edit Workshop for our Six-Week Intensive Art of Editing Workshop in June 2019.