CR 036: Corey Frost on Shaping Narratives from the Edit Bay

The Emmy Award-nominated editor discusses his transition from sports documentaries to the scripted feature “Grace Point.”

Corey Frost

Director Joe Dante reportedly once said that “editing is where movies are made or broken. Many a film has been saved and many a film has been ruined in the editing room.” Corey Frost knows this all too well. For over a decade he has used his skills as an editor to shape dozens of emotionally-charged sports documentaries, including Netflix’s Coach Snoop, TNT’s Shaq Life, Peacock’s Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure, and the UFC 25 Years in Short docuseries, which earned him a Sports Emmy nomination. In recent years, he’s transitioned from working on sports docs to scripted features, showcasing his talents on the gripping drama Grace Point (starring Andrew McCarthy and John Owen Lowe), which was recently released on streaming platforms. He’s currently working on the scripted-documentary hybrid New Here, an exploration of the Cryptoart movement.

Frost says that working on a wide range of productions isn’t just a goal; it’s a critical component to career longevity. “I’ve molded my…