Lindsay Watson

Lindsay Watson BFE is a Scottish documentary film editor based in Leith, Edinburgh, known for her thoughtful storytelling and emotional depth. Films she has edited have been broadcast internationally and have premiered at some of the world’s leading film festivals, including Doc NYC, Slamdance, Aesthetica Film Festival, Sheffield Doc Fest, where ‘Tish’ was the opening film, and Edinburgh International Film Festival, where ‘Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands’ was the closing film. Her editing of ‘Tish’ earned two British Film Editors Cut Above Award nominations. She also edited ‘On the Twelfth Day of Findom', winner of the Royal Television Society Award for Best Short Form Scotland.

Lindsay graduated from The Glasgow School of Art with a BA (Hons) in Visual Communication: Photography. She went on to work in London, collaborating with leading creatives including photographer Emma Summerton. She works across feature films, short films, exhibitions, fashion films and television commercials. Her editing often integrates archival material, immersive sound design and multiscreen formats.

She is a member of BAFTA and British Film Editors.