Nathan Shields has been editing documentaries for over two decades, which is just long enough to forget what sunlight feels like. Based in Toronto, he’s cut everything from award-winning nostalgia: Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe, TIFF 2023 People’s Choice — to high-stakes hockey drama: All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs — to environmental optimism: An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau — yes, Jaime Lannister from Game of Thrones).
His superpower? Making sense of chaos, whether it’s hundreds of hours of vérité or archival deep-dives for series like The Story of Late Night, History of the Sitcom, and K-Pop Evolution. If you’ve laughed, cried, or shouted “Wait, that’s how it happened?!” at your screen, Nathan probably had something to do with it.
Critics and collaborators praise his precision, timing, and the fact that he never once suggested adding a record scratch — he did it twice. He’s equal parts therapist, time traveller, and comedy whisperer — with a keen eye for structure and a nose for narrative gold.
