Curtis Whitear is a documentary filmmaker and editor.

Most recently, he edited Inheritance, a feature documentary filmed over eleven years in Appalachia that explores addiction and poverty within a multigenerational family. The film has been covered in The New York Times, and premiered at Slamdance where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary. Curtis is currently editing a feature documentary about Cop City, directed by Sam Cullman and Christopher Frierson.

He is also directing a documentary following artist Dustin Yellin’s ambitious dream to transform a supertanker into the world’s largest sculpture.

In addition, Curtis founded the Childhood Delusions Film Festival, a showcase for adults who made films as children, which has been featured in The New Yorker and Screen Slate.