ABOUT
Lindsay Watson BFE is a Scottish documentary film editor known for her thoughtful storytelling and emotional depth.
Her work has been broadcast internationally and and screened at prestigious festivals, including ‘Tish’ , the opening film of Sheffield Doc Fest and ‘Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands’, the closing film of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Lindsay graduated from The Glasgow School of Art in Visual Communication: Photography with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree. She later refined her craft in London, collaborating with leading creatives including photographer Emma Summerton, further developing her cinematic and aesthetic storytelling approach.
Lindsay works across a wide range of storytelling forms, integrating archival material, immersive sound design, and multiscreen formats in feature films, short films, exhibitions, fashion films, and television commercials.
Lindsay was nominated for two British Film Editors Cut Above Awards for her work on ‘Tish’ and edited The Royal Television Society Scotland’s Best Short Form winning film ‘On The Twelfth Day of Findom’.
A member of British Film Editors and BAFTA Connect, Lindsay thrives in collaboration, shaping narratives that resonate deeply with audiences.
SOFTWARE
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2026
THE ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY SCOTLAND
Winner
On the Twelfth Day of Findom
Best Short Form
Govan Fair Queen | On the Twelfth Day of Findom | The Herring Queen
2024
BRITISH FILM EDITORS | CUT ABOVE AWARDS
Nominated
Tish
Best Edited British Documentary or Non-Fiction Programme
20 Days in Mariupol | Still: A Michael J Fox Movie | The Deepest Breath | Tish
Best Edited Single Documentary or Non-Fiction Programme
Right Here, Right Now | The Deepest Breath | Russel Brand : In plain Sight | Tish
SHOWREEL
SOCIAL
SELECTED CREDITS
Feature Film
Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands | 2024 | Dir. Blair Young & Carla J. Easton | Forest of Black | BBC Scotland
Official Selection, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024, Closing Film
Tish | 2023 | Dir. Paul Sng | Velvet Joy & Freya Productions | BBC Arts
Official Selection, Sheffield DocFest 2023, Opening Gala Film
Broadcast
We Are All Fans | 2024 | Sky Sports | Dir. Simone Heineck
Arctic Academy (Series) | 2019 | BBC Scotland | Freak Productions
Shorts
Mother’s Influence | 2025 | Dir. Meg Wriggles
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025
What It Means To Be | 2023 | Dir. Lea Luiz Oliveira
Winner, Best Short Doc, KASHISH Film Festival
The Way I Welcome You | 2021 | Dir. Amparo Fortuny | GMAC
Consultant Editor
Friends on the Outside | 2023 | Dir. Annabel Moodie
BAFTA Scotland Nominee 2024
Drama
On the Twelfth Day of Findom | 2025 | 15min | Dir. Caitlin Black & Joanne Thomson
Royal Television Society Best Short – Form – Winner 2026