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.
Lindsay and T. J. Martin co-directed LA 92 for National Geographic Channel in 2017, which went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.
In 2021, Lindsay and T. J. Martin co-directed a documentary film about the life of singer Tina Turner, titled Tina, for HBO. The same year, Lindsay and Martin signed a first look deal with Imagine Documentaries.
In 2023, Lindsay and T. J. Martin founded a production company, Everyone Else, dedicated to telling compelling stories from all walks of life. The company works across a diverse range of styles, mediums, and platforms, with a focus on cinematic documentary films and series. Everyone Else's first production was the four-part series Earnhardt about legendary NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, which debuted on Amazon Prime Video in May 2025.
Filmography
As director
Film YearTitleNotes2008Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer PongAlso writer2011Undefeated2013My Favorite Picture of YouShort film2015I Am Dying2017LA 92Credited as Dan Lindsay2021TinaAlso writer
Television YearTitleNotes2018DogsEpisode: "Territorio de Zaguates"
As producer
Film YearTitleNotes2011UndefeatedCredited as Dan Lindsay2013My Favorite Picture of You2017CopwatchExecutive producer2020Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over BrooklynExecutive producer; television film
Television YearTitleNotes20219/11: One Day in AmericaExecutive producer5 episodes2023JFK: One Day in AmericaExecutive producer3 episodesCredited as Dan Lindsay2024Cult Massacre: One Day in JonestownExecutive producerEpisode: "The Promised Land"Credited as Dan Lindsay2025EarnhardtExecutive producer 4 episodes
As actor YearTitleRoleNotes2006Missed ConnectionDanShort film2007EntourageWaiterEpisode: "Sorry, Harvey"Credited as Dan Lindsay2008Cute CoupleZachShort film2021RiverdaleSean McPharlinEpisode: "Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge"
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2012Academy AwardsBest Documentary Feature FilmUndefeatedBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Documentary2017Primetime Emmy AwardsExceptional Merit in Documentary FilmmakingLA 92Black Reel TV AwardsOutstanding Television Documentary or SpecialSeattle Film Critics Society AwardsBest Documentary Feature2021Black Reel TV AwardsOutstanding Television Documentary or SpecialTinaPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program2022British Academy Television AwardsBest Factual Series9/11: One Day in America
References
External links
Daniel Lindsay interview by Davy Rothbart for Grantland Everyone Else production company website