Lindsey Phillips is a documentary filmmaker and editor based in Brooklyn, New York. In her work she celebrates unique traditions and idiosyncrasies of place, culture, and communities, finding humor and humanity in complex places. She is currently directing and editing the comedic hybrid film, Serious Play about the juggling community. She recently edited the hybrid documentary called Holding Back the Tide which premiered at DocNYC 2023. Her award-winning films have screened at numerous festivals including Cucalorus, New Orleans, Miami International, Indie Grits, SF Shorts, and more, and have appeared on PBS's Reel South and Mailchimp Presents. 

As an editor, Lindsey works in short and feature-length documentary film, branded documentaries, and commercials. Clients include Rolex, Purina, Babbel, Chime, Forward, and Benjamin Moore; her work has been featured in The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, Vox, and CNN’s Great Big Story. Lindsey is also a freelance Post Production Supervisor and an Editing Instructor at the New York Film Academy. 

Lindsey was part of the 2019 UnionDocs Collaborative Studio residency, holds a Certificate in Documentary Arts from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, and graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in Digital Media Production.