David Brenner (film editor)

David S. Brenner (November 3, 1962 – February 17, 2022) was an American film editor known (along with fellow film editors Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia, and Julie Monroe) for being one of director Oliver Stone's "hot shot" group of up-and-coming film editors. He attended North Hollywood High School and Stanford before serving as an apprentice editor on the 1985 film Radioactive Dreams, then as an assistant editor to Claire Simpson for his next three films, thereafter becoming an editor. Brenner was elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors and was an Oscar winner. He died suddenly at home at the age of 59 leaving his wife, Amber, and three children. His final film, Avatar: The Way of Water is dedicated to his memory.