Daniel Lindsay Explained

Dan Lindsay is an American documentary filmmaker. He is the co-director, producer and an editor of the 2011 sports documentary Undefeated, which received the 2011 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.[1]

Lindsay and T. J. Martin co-directed LA 92 for National Geographic Channel in early 2017. In June 2017, Lindsay was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.[2]

In 2021, Lindsay and T. J. Martin co-directed a documentary film about the life of singer Tina Turner, titled Tina, for HBO.[3] The same year, Lindsay signed a first look deal with Imagine Documentaries.[4]

Filmography

As director

Film

YearTitleNotes
2008Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer PongAlso writer
2011Undefeated
2013My Favorite Picture of YouShort film
2015I Am Dying
2017LA 92Credited as Dan Lindsay
2021TinaAlso writer

Television

As producer

Film

YearTitleNotes
2011UndefeatedCredited as Dan Lindsay
2013My Favorite Picture of You
2017CopwatchExecutive producer
2020Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over BrooklynExecutive producer; television film

Television

YearTitleNotes
2021Executive producer
5 episodes
2023JFK: One Day in AmericaExecutive producer
3 episodes
Credited as Dan Lindsay
2024Cult Massacre: One Day in JonestownExecutive producer
Episode: "The Promised Land"
Credited as Dan Lindsay

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Missed ConnectionDanShort film
2007EntourageWaiterEpisode: "Sorry, Harvey"
Credited as Dan Lindsay
2008Cute CoupleZachShort film
2021RiverdaleSean McPharlinEpisode: "Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2012Academy AwardsBest Documentary Feature FilmUndefeated
Black Reel AwardsOutstanding Documentary
2017Primetime Emmy AwardsExceptional Merit in Documentary FilmmakingLA 92
Black Reel TV AwardsOutstanding Television Documentary or Special
Seattle Film Critics Society AwardsBest Documentary Feature
2021Black Reel TV AwardsOutstanding Television Documentary or SpecialTina
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
2022British Academy Television AwardsBest Factual Series

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Oscars site. 6 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Nominees/Winners. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 13, 2017.
  3. Web site: HBO’s Tina Turner Feature Doc To Debut This Spring; Universal Pictures Content Group Takes World Rights. Deadline Hollywood. Peter. White. February 10, 2021. February 14, 2021.
  4. Web site: ‘Tina’ Filmmakers Sign First-Look Deal With Imagine Documentaries (EXCLUSIVE). 2021-05-14. www.yahoo.com. en-US.