Garry Crystal is an established award-winning documentary editor and has edited over 60 hours of television. He has edited a wide range of programmes for most major broadcasters which include BBC, ITV, Channel 4, SKY, Netflix, Disney + and Discovery. The subject matters for which range from current affairs to observational documentaries and ha... Read More

Garry Crystal is an established award-winning documentary editor and has edited over 60 hours of television. He has edited a wide range of programmes for most major broadcasters which include BBC, ITV, Channel 4, SKY, Netflix, Disney + and Discovery. The subject matters for which range from current affairs to observational documentaries and have included figures such as Danny Boyle, Banksy, Ed Sheeran and Stephen Hawking.  

Garry recently won, alongside the Hungry Bear team, two Grierson Awards and a Broadcast Award for "Me and the Voice Inside My Head" (Channel 4). He was also nominated for an RTS craft award for editing the film. Additionally, he was nominated for a BFE Cut Above Award for "D-Day: The Unheard Tapes" (BBC/ Wall to Wall), which also recently won Best Factual Series at the RTS West of England Awards

He is a full member of the British Film Editors association and is a full member of BAFTA

Garry is also a multi award-winning writer and director whose work is a blend of dark humour and melancholy. He is fascinated by themes of parenthood, childhood, grief, betrayal and trauma.

His short films “Down”, “Bertie” (BAFTA SHORT FILM LONGLIST 2019), “The Fox and the Rabbit” and “Bobby” have been selected for and won awards at numerous Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying international film festivals. He has had the pleasure of working with Alison Steadman, Amanda Donohoe, Arthur Darvill, Jemima Rooper and Paul Barber, amongst others. He is a member of Directors UK. 

Garry used to be a TV actor and to his great pride and joy was regularly cast as a hospital patient in leading UK dramas such as “Children’s Ward” and “Peak Practice”.

Samples of Garry's editing and directing work can be seen on his website. Read Less