A massive 100-foot wave crashing against a pier with a crowd of people watching and a red lighthouse on the pier. Text on the image reads 'HBO Original 100 Foot Wave'.

Close-up of Martin Scorsese, looking contemplative against a blurred colorful background, with the text 'The Oratorio' and 'a documentary with Martin Scorsese' overlaid.

Poster for the documentary 'Forever Endeavor' featuring two elderly men, one in focus with gray hair and the other blurred in the background, and a cityscape with a billboard reading 'Nothing Lasts Forever'.

A poster for the film 'Killer Bees' showing a basketball player with arms outstretched, looking at a large mansion in the sky, with the movie title and credits at the bottom.

A foggy view of a town with church steeples and trees, with the title 'NEWTOWN' and several film festival laurels and awards at the top.

Close-up of a woman wearing a headscarf with stars, looking down thoughtfully, with her hand resting on her forehead.

A poster of Famous 5¢ Nathan hot dogs featuring a portrait of Nathan, a well-dressed man in a suit, with bold red and blue text.

Alabama football locker room with players in red jerseys and the text 'Be a Champion' and 'The Tides That Bind Inside Alabama Football'.

A racing driver wearing a helmet and racing suit, with the words 'Uncharted Coming Soon' and logos for Rolex and SailGP on the image.

Illustration with text "Duke Riley goes to Chino" on yellow background, featuring decorative elements like shells, waves, and a fishing spear.

Poster for the film 'The Bibi Files' featuring a man in a suit holding a lit cigar against a moody sky background.

Alex Bayer is a New York based documentary editor and director. His work has been nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy Awards, including one win for Best Documentary Series (lead editor for HBO’s 100-Foot Wave), along with nominations for the HPA Awards and ACE Eddie Awards. He received a nomination for Outstanding Editing for a Documentary (100 Foot Wave).

His other works have been shortlisted for the Academy Awards (The Bibi Files, The Witness), winner of the Sundance Audience Award (This is Home), Grand Jury Prize winner at the Nashville Film Festival (The Oratorio), Official Selections for the Tribeca Film Festival (Beyond the Notes and Famous Nathan), Official Selections for Sundance Film Festival (Newtown, This is Home) and Official Selection at the Hamptons Film Festival (Killer Bees).

Alex is a member of American Cinema Editors (ACE), a founding member of the New York ACE Documentary Editor Subcommittee, a voting member of the Television Academy, and a judge for the News and Documentary Emmy Awards.

Alex is also a performer and composer of music, with several of his pieces being featured in his films. He has an insatiable love for history, an irreverent sense of humor, two cats and a dog.

Book cover of 'The Witness' by James Solomon featuring a grainy black-and-white photo of a woman with short dark hair, with quotes from Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, and The New Yorker at the top, and a quote at the bottom reading 'Some stories haunt us forever,' with a Critic's Pick badge from The New York Times.

Black and white film still of a woman playing an acoustic guitar with yellow text stating 'CONNIE' and 'A FILM BY NATACJ GLER'.

A football player wearing a white Texas jersey with the number 10, standing on a football field at night. The background has a large, textured banner with the text 'The Miseducation of Vince Young' in bold, with a close-up of Vince Young in his football uniform on the right side. The scene is illuminated with stadium lights, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere.

Promotional image for the TV show 'That's Amazing' showing a beach scene at dusk with waves and a hillside with buildings in the background. Text indicates new episodes air Sundays at 9 PM ET.