Mikaela is an award-winning documentary editor and filmmaker known for crafting powerful, intimate stories that resonate deeply with audiences. Her debut feature, Don’t Tell Anyone/No Le Digas a Nadie (PBS/POV), earned the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, and her follow-up, The Kids Are Not Alright, is currently making waves on the festival circuit, collecting multiple Audience and Director awards.

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Mikaela's editing collaborations include acclaimed projects for Netflix, HBO, PBS, Hulu, and Apple TV. She served as editor, writer, and co-producer on HBO’s Allen v. Farrow, a four-part series that received seven Primetime Emmy nominations along with nominations from American Cinema Editors, Cinema Eye Honors, and the Hollywood Professional Association. Her recent credits include editing on Netflix’s record-breaking Harry & Meghan, HBO’s Last Call, praised for its empathy and nuance; and Netflix’s Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer, where she served as lead editor and story producer, earning recognition for its focus on the victims and the systemic failures surrounding their cases.

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Mikaela is also deeply engaged in investigative and socially conscious storytelling. She is an Associate of the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley and has been recognized as a fellow by the Logan Nonfiction Program, the Film Independent Documentary Lab, and the Dart Center Documentary Film Fellowship.

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Mikaela Shwer

Director, Producer, Editor

The Kids Are Not Alright

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