Suzannah Herbert

Suzannah Herbert is a documentary director and editor from Memphis, whose directing work focuses on the American South. Herbert directed and produced the twice Emmy-nominated film WRESTLE (Independent Lens). Named one of the top 5 documentaries of 2019 by the National Board of Review, lauded as “Superb” by the LOS ANGELES TIMES, and hailed a NEW YORK TIMES Critic’s Pick, WRESTLE was released theatrically by Oscilloscope. Herbert frequently collaborates on Bob Dylan film projects, most recently editing the permanent experiential film at Tulsa’s Bob Dylan Center. She edited Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s Grammy-nominated music video, “I Get a Kick Out of You,” and the award-winning vérité film A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE (SXSW 2022).

Herbert got her start associate producing Shola Lynch’s FREE ANGELA & ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS and assistant editing Martin Scorsese’s ROLLING THUNDER REVUE. Herbert’s current feature film, NATCHEZ, is in production and has been supported by ITVS, Catapult Film Fund, Rooftop Film Fund, CIFF Ports North Fellowship, Logan Nonfiction Fellowship, and Film Independent.