Andrew Baxt is a documentary filmmaker based in Southern California. He has edited television series and features for National Geographic, ABC, OWN, NBCUniversal, Showtime, PBS and VICE; and has produced content for Honest Tea, The US Census Bureau, Philips and The New York Times. 

Then They Laid Themselves Down, his first short documentary as a director, premiered at the 2020 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

His feature documentary debut, Session, If A House Be Divided, about the Tennessee House of Representatives, premiered at the Nashville Film Festival in September 2024.

Recent Editing Work

Editor, 3-part series for Vice, 2023

Editor, “America Outdoors With Baratunde Thurston,” PBS, 2022 — IDA Nominee, Best Episodic Series

Editor, “The Big Squeeze,” Vice News, 2021 — News + Doc Emmy Nominee, Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary

Editor, “The Source,” Vice World News, 2021

Editor, “VICE on Showtime,” Vice News, 2021 — Emmy Nominee, Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

Editor, “Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller,” National Geographic, 2020 — Critics Choice Real TV Nominee, Best Crime/Justice Show

Additional Editing Credits

“Truth and Lies" ABC News

“Dark Net” Showtime

“Explorer” National Geographic

Oprah Winfrey’s “Belief” OWN