Lindsay Utz
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- Film editor
- director
Lindsay Utz | |
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| Born | Lindsay Ann Utz Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
Lindsay Utz is an American documentary film director, editor, and producer.[1][2] She is best known for her work on American Factory, Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry, and Prime Minister.
Lindsay was born in Park Ridge, Illinois. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 2003 with a B.A. in Media Studies.[3] From 2006 to 2009, she was Executive Producer at Good Magazine, where she ran the video department.[4] She broke into feature-length documentary editing with 2011's Bully.[5] Additional editing credits include Quest (2017), Miss Americana (2020), Martha (2024), among others. She was supervising editor and producer on the Jennifer Lopez documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told (2024). In 2025, she co-directed Prime Minister, a documentary about former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern, which won the World Documentary Audience Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.[6] In 2025, she launched documentary production company Win Win Pictures with music supervisor and producer Margaret Yen. She is represented by United Talent Agency.
Lindsay is a member of American Cinema Editors and the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Director | |||
| 2009 | Good: Internet Censorship | No | Yes | Documentary; co-director |
| 2011 | Bully | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2012 | Op-Docs | Yes | No | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Buoy | Yes | No | Feature film |
| 2014 | In Country | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2015–2016 | Frontline | Yes | No | 2 Episodes |
| 2017 | Quest | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2019 | American Factory | Yes | No | Documentary; also, camera |
| 2019 | Contaminated Memories | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2020 | Miss Americana | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2021 | Since You Arrived, My Heart Stopped Belonging to Me | Yes | No | Documentary; consulting editor |
| 2021 | Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2022 | Civil: Ben Crump | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2024 | Martha | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2025 | Prime Minister | No | Yes | Documentary; co-director |
