Lindsay Utz

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Lindsay Utz
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Lindsay Ann Utz

Alma mater University of Arizona
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Years active2004–present

Lindsay Utz is an American documentary film editor. [1] [2] She is best known for her work on Bully , American Factory and Miss Americana . [3] [4]

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Life and career

Lindsay was born in Park Ridge, Illinois and her parents are John H. Utz and Jo A. Utz. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 2003 with a B.A. in Media Studies. [5] In 2012, she married Brannon Dobbs Ingram. [6]

She is a member of American Cinema Editors and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [7] More recently, she jumped into directing, signing a deal with The Machine. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNote
EditorDirector
2009Good: Internet CensorshipNoYesDocumentary; Co-director
2011 Bully YesNoDocumentary
2012Op-DocsYesNo1 Episode
2012BuoyYesNoFeature film
2014In CountryYesNoDocumentary
2015–2016 Frontline YesNo2 Episodes
2017 Quest YesNoDocumentary
2019 American Factory YesNoDocumentary; also, camera
2019Contaminated MemoriesYesNoShort film
2020 Miss Americana YesNoDocumentary
2021Since You Arrived, My Heart Stopped Belonging to MeYesNoDocumentary; consulting editor
2021 Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry YesNoDocumentary
2022Civil: Ben CrumpYesNoDocumentary

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2018 Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Editing Quest Won [9]
2019 International Documentary Association Best Editing American Factory Nominated [10]
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Best EditingNominated [11]
2020 Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in EditingNominated [12]
American Cinema Editors Best Edited Documentary – FeatureNominated [13]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction ProgramNominated [14]

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