Lindsay Skedgell is a documentary filmmaker, photographer, and storyteller with a background in anthropology, whose work explores individual perspective and history. She has worked with traveling carnies, artisans and healers in the Amazon, female boxers, the houseless community, and believes in the power that storytelling holds. Lindsay has been a teaching artist and educator for four years, working to teach and empower individuals from 10 years of age to 90, to tell their own stories. She has been running BRIC’s Youth Media Film Festival for the past two years, working alongside a group of high school students to produce and curate a festival that highlights the importance of youth voices. Lindsay has had films screened throughout New York City, including at the Margaret Mead Film Festival, and was nominated for a 2019 Emmy for her film, The Incredible, Edible Landscapes of Angelica Negron. She is ever fascinated and inspired by myths, microcosms, and the power of the human heart.

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Other works: Jánu Cacao | Brookdale Senior Center | The Incredible, Edible Soundscapes of Angélica Negrón

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About the CoLAB: The UnionDocs Collaborative Studio (CoLAB) is a 10 month program for a select group of media artists from the US and abroad. Based in one of NYC’s most exciting neighborhoods, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, CoLAB offers a platform for exploring contemporary approaches to the documentary arts and a process for developing an innovative collaborative project. The program consists of weekly production meetings, seminars, screenings and other public programs, along with regular masterclasses and critiques with visiting artists. In a recent article in The New York Times, film scholar Scott MacDonald, remarked, “UnionDocs has a healthy sense that the older definitions of what constitutes ‘experimental’ cinema and what constitutes ‘documentary’ are up for grabs.” Similarly, the UnionDocs Collaborative Studio represents a new and alternative fellowship model, offering residency and visa support for six participants coming from abroad and an equal number of spots for local, non-resident participants. It is designed to be affordable and, although participants are asked to make CoLAB their primary creative focus, the schedule does accommodate full-time or freelance work. Rather than applying with a project proposal or rough cut, all participants are selected on the basis of previous work and enter the program at square one, open to discovery and fresh connections. UnionDocs is not simply the host for this activity, it takes an active role producing the collection of short documentary works that comprise the collaborative project. The theme or focus for the year is chosen by the Artistic Director, and resources and research to support this direction are gathered. The CoLAB Director leads the group through an incremental process where new ideas and new partnerships form; each participant finding their own avenues of creative contribution. Regular readings and assignments for seminars stimulate creativity, open discussion and debate, and offer a common set of references for the group. Master classes with visiting artists provide encouragement, inspiration and exposure to a diverse set of conceptual perspectives and practical methods. As projects reach their final edit, unique plans for exhibition and distribution are formulated. The Brooklyn Rail summed it up with the title of their feature article: “UnionDocs Brings Auteurs Together”. For some, participation in the program may lead to further study. For others, it may lead to independent projects or strengthened careers within the industry. For all, it is an unparalleled immersion in the expansive field of documentary art. Learn more about the UnionDocs Collaborative Studio here.