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ABOUT 

Whitney Houser is a seasoned editor and emerging filmmaker with over a decade of experience in the film and television industry. Whitney has contributed their editing talents to both reality and scripted content, with projects spanning multiple genres and audiences.

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Recently, Whitney began writing and directing their own projects alongside their creative partner, Amanda Michaels. Their debut short film, Leading Man, premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was awarded Most Moving Narrative. Following its Tribeca debut, Leading Man had its LGBTQ+ festival premiere at the Oscar-qualifyingOut On Film festival, where it won the Jury Award Runner-Up for Best Drama Short and is an Official Selection at the inaugural 2024 Hollyshorts, London. The script was also a finalist in the 2023 ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition.​​

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Prior to this, Whitney edited the feature film Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Kinda Feel Left Out, an Official Selection at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Other editing credits include multiple seasons of Impractical Jokers, a hidden-camera comedy series for truTV; two seasons of Studio C, the long-running sketch comedy show for BYUtv; two seasons of Forged In Fire, a blade-smithing competition series for the History Channel; and Sweat Inc., a fitness competition show with Jillian Michaels.

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Whitney is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. All pronouns are welcome.

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