Simone Cassas is a Brazilian editor and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY.
Throughout her career, she has worked as a motion graphics designer and editor on a wide range of projects, including TV promos, public service announcements, commercials, documentaries, and news segments. She has collaborated with global brands including Absolut, Adobe, FedEx, MTV, Nickelodeon, Samsung, Google, Adidas, among others.
Later, her passion for film led her to expand her career into documentary filmmaking and editing, which has been the main focus of her work since moving to New York City in 2013.
Simone is curious about the ways cinema can move freely between observation, personal experience, and poetry. She is drawn to documentary as a way of investigating feelings that do not yet have a language.
She thrives in collaborative environments and is passionate about character-driven documentary projects, especially those exploring social justice themes.
AWARDS
2025 Telly Awards - This Time We'll Stay - Original Score - Executive Producer
2024 Hip Hop Cine Festival Rome - Street Heroines - Best Documentary - Film Editor
2023 Telly Awards - Be Social - Craft Editing for Broadcast - Video Editor
2021 Portland Film Festival - Street Heroines - Best Documentary - Film Editor
2021 Telly Awards - A Very Merry Zoom Holiday - Craft Editing for Social Video - Video Editor
2021 Telly Awards - Health Love & Peace of Mind - Craft Editing for Branded Content - Video Editor
2021 Telly Awards - Heroes - Craft Editing for Branded Content - Video Editor
2020 Telly Awards - You Can Vote on That - Craft Editing for Broadcast - Video Editor
2020 Global Shorts - You Can Vote on That - Craft Editing for Broadcast - Video Editor
2018 International Independent Film Awards - Tokenize Everything - Best Concept - Director/ Creative Director
2018 International Independent Film Awards - Tokenize Everything - Best Commercial - Director/ Creative Director
2018 International Independent Film Awards - Tokenize Everything - Animated Visuals - Director/ Creative Director
2018 Telly Awards - Tokenize Everything - Motion Graphics/ Design - Director/ Creative Director
2018 Independent Shorts Awards - Tokenize Everything - Best Promo - Director/ Creative Director
2018 Telly Awards - Tokenize Everything - Directing- Director/ Creative Director