Jacob Craycroft
- Known for
- Editing
Biography
Jacob Craycroft is an American film editor. He began his editing career in the late 1990s and has since contributed to more than 40 features and shorts. His early work includes editing Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion (2006), which was an official selection at the Berlin Film Festival. One of his notable projects is the documentary Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box (2002). Craycroft also worked on the film Bruised (2020), earning a 2022 nomination for Outstanding Editing at the Black Reel Awards, shared with Terilyn A. Shropshire. His filmography also includes Brigsby Bear (2017) and Barry (2016). He has also edited Paper Towns (2015), My Old Lady (2014), and Robot & Frank (2012), among others. He studied at Vassar College, and he is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Known For
Filmography

Out of My Mind
Movie · Editor

Cat Person
Movie · Editor

Pachinko
TV · Editor · 4 eps

Bruised
Movie · Editor

Slice
Movie · Editor

Then Came You
Movie · Editor

Brigsby Bear
Movie · Editor

Barry
Movie · Editor

Cell
Movie · Editor

Paper Towns
Movie · Editor

My Old Lady
Movie · Editor

Downloaded
Movie · Editor

Magic Magic
Movie · Editor

Hellbenders
Movie · Editor

Brazzaville Teen-Ager
Movie · Editor

Our Idiot Brother
Movie · Editor

The Romantics
Movie · Editor

Coach
Movie · Editor
Remembrance
Movie · Editor
Passage
Movie · Editor

New York, I Love You
Movie · Editor

Duane Incarnate
Movie · Editor

Joshua
Movie · Editor

A Prairie Home Companion
Movie · Editor

The Baxter
Movie · Editor

Preaching to the Choir
Movie · Editor

Invitation to a Suicide
Movie · Editor

Tanner on Tanner
TV · Editor · 4 eps

Helicopter
Movie · Editor

Super Troopers
Movie · Editor

Ram Dass: Fierce Grace
Movie · Editor

All of It
Movie · Editor
Hang Your Dog in the Wind
Movie · Editor

Exit
Movie · Assistant Editor

Floundering
Movie · First Assistant Editor