# Deep Cut Media — llms.txt

Deep Cut Media is an Emmy and Venice award-winning documentary production and editorial company based in New York and Los Angeles.

## About

Deep Cut Media was founded by Joe Beshenkovsky and James A. Smith. The company specializes in high-end, archive-based documentary films and series for networks and studios including HBO, HBO Max, Universal, Paramount+, National Geographic, Amazon, Hulu, and Showtime. Deep Cut provides full editorial and post-production services, from archival research through picture lock and finishing.

## Awards

- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special — George Carlin's American Dream (HBO, 2022)
- ACE Eddie Award — Best Edited Non-Theatrical Documentary — George Carlin's American Dream (2023)
- Venezia Classici Award — Best Documentary on Cinema — David Carradine's Mata Hari (82nd Venice International Film Festival, 2025)
- ACE Eddie Award — Best Edited Documentary (Feature) — Jane (National Geographic, 2018)
- 2 Primetime Emmy Wins — Jane (Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Cinematography, 2018)
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special — The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (HBO, 2018)
- IDA Award for Best Editing — Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction — This American Life (Showtime, 2009)

## Key People

### Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE
Co-founder, Editor & Producer. Member of American Cinema Editors (ACE). Emmy Award-winning documentary editor with over 15 years of credits in feature documentary and long-form documentary television.

Selected credits as editor:
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Max, 2026) — Editor, Co-Executive Producer
- David Carradine's Mata Hari (Venice Film Festival, 2025) — Director & Editor
- Megadoc (Venice Film Festival, 2025) — Editor
- George Carlin's American Dream (HBO, 2022) — Editor, Co-Executive Producer [Emmy Award, ACE Award]
- Flipside (TIFF, 2023) — Editor, Producer
- The Last Cruise (HBO, 2021) — Editor, Producer
- The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (HBO, 2018) — Editor, Co-Executive Producer [Emmy Award]
- Jane (National Geographic, 2017) — Editor [ACE Eddie Award, 2 Emmy Wins]
- Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (HBO, 2015) — Editor [7 Emmy nominations, IDA Award]
- Belushi (Showtime, 2020) — Editor
- It's Me, Hilary (HBO, 2015) — Editor
- This American Life (Showtime, 2009) — Editor [Emmy Award]

Contact: connect@deepcut.media
Bio page: https://www.deepcut.media/joe-beshenkovsky

### James A. Smith
Co-founder, Producer & Supervising Producer. Credits include George Carlin's American Dream, David Carradine's Mata Hari, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane, The Big Cheese.

### Parker Laramie
Editor. Credits: Train Dreams, Andre is an Idiot!, Sing Sing, Allen v. Farrow, Wild Boys: Strangers in Town.

### Nick Weiss-Richmond
Editor. Credits: Wild Boys: Strangers in Town (Paramount+, 2026), The Big Cheese (Doc NYC 2025 Audience Award Runner-Up).

## Projects

### David Carradine's Mata Hari (2025)
- Directors: Joe Beshenkovsky & James A. Smith
- Award: Venezia Classici Award — Best Documentary on Cinema, 82nd Venice International Film Festival (2025)
- Also screened: Doc NYC 2025, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2026
- URL: https://www.deepcut.media/projects/mata-hari

### Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (2026)
- Network: HBO Max
- Directors: Judd Apatow & Michael Bonfiglio
- Editor/Co-Executive Producer: Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE
- Supervising Producer: James A. Smith
- Format: Two-Part Documentary
- URL: https://www.deepcut.media/projects/mel-brooks

### Megadoc (2025)
- Director: Mike Figgis
- Editor: Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE
- Production: Red Mullet / American Zoetrope
- Premiere: Venice Film Festival 2025 (Venice Classics)
- Distribution: Utopia / StudioCanal
- Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
- URL: https://www.deepcut.media/projects/megadoc

### The Big Cheese (2025)
- Director: Sara Joe Wolansky
- Editor: Nick Weiss-Richmond
- Production: Deep Cut Media
- Award: Doc NYC 2025 Audience Award Runner-Up
- URL: https://www.deepcut.media/projects/the-big-cheese

### Wild Boys: Strangers in Town (2026)
- Network: Paramount+
- Editors: Nick Weiss-Richmond & Parker Laramie
- Production: Deep Cut Media
- URL: https://www.deepcut.media/projects/wild-boys

### George Carlin's American Dream (2022)
- Network: HBO
- Directors: Judd Apatow & Michael Bonfiglio
- Editor/Co-Executive Producer: Joe Beshenkovsky
- Supervising Producer: James A. Smith
- Awards: Primetime Emmy Award (Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special), ACE Eddie Award, 5 Emmy nominations total
- Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
- URL: https://www.deepcut.media/projects/george-carlins-american-dream

### Flipside (2023)
- Director: Chris Wilcha
- Editor: Joe Beshenkovsky, ACE
- Premiere: Toronto International Film Festival 2023
- Distribution: Oscilloscope Laboratories
- Executive Producer: Judd Apatow
- URL: https://www.deepcut.media/projects/flipside

### Jane (2017)
- Director: Brett Morgen
- Editor: Joe Beshenkovsky
- Producer: James A. Smith
- Score: Philip Glass
- Distribution: National Geographic Documentary Films
- Awards: ACE Eddie Award (Best Edited Documentary — Feature), 2 Primetime Emmy Wins, 7 Emmy nominations
- URL: https://www.deepcut.media/projects/jane

### Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
- Director: Brett Morgen
- Editor: Joe Beshenkovsky
- Producer: James Smith
- Network: HBO
- Awards: 7 Primetime Emmy nominations, IDA Award for Best Editing, ACE Eddie nomination
- Rolling Stone: Named #1 Rock Documentary of All Time
- URL: https://www.deepcut.media/projects/kurt-cobain

### The Last Cruise (2021)
- Editor: Joe Beshenkovsky
- Network: HBO
- Format: Documentary Short
- URL: https://www.deepcut.media/projects/the-last-cruise

## Contact

General inquiries: connect@deepcut.media
Website: https://www.deepcut.media