Lindy Heymann

Director

Agent

Ian Benson

Lindy is an award-winning Film & TV Director whose work spans Film, Television, Documentary & Music Video. Most recently she directed three episodes of the hit Netflix show STAY CLOSE which went reigned Number 1 on the streamer’s Top 10 List in 71 countries for several weeks.

She co-wrote and directed her first feature film, SHOWBOY which follows Christian trying to become a Showboy in Las Vegas. It premiered at the LA Film Festival and was released theatrically in the US. SHOWBOY won a BIFA for Best Debut Feature and Best Film at Milan Independent Film Festival. Lindy directed her second feature film KICKS which was nominated for the prestigious Michael Powell Award at Edinburgh And won 2 Trailblazer awards.

Lindy co-wrote & directed the short film, THE LAUGHING KING starring Colin Morgan (HUMANS, MERLIN) which touches on the subject of male suicide. It premiered at the LSFF where Lindy was nominated for Best Female Director. Released online, the film is being used to raise funds for the mental health charity CALM and has reached an international audience.

She adapted I TOLD MY MUM I WAS GOING ON AN RE TRIP… for BBC 2, a frank, funny & moving adaptation of the verbatim theatre production. It features four young actresses who play multiple roles including:- Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (Derry Girls). It garnered critical acclaim for highlighting the subject of abortion and it has screened at multiple festivals including Toronto’s’ Hot Docs.

Lindy has two projects in development:- a feature film 4REAL about Richie from The Manics written by Thomas Martin and a Victorian drama she has developed with Leigh Campbell & Hurricane Films. Additionally, she has directed over 100 music videos with bands and artists including:- Take That, Suede, The Charlatans, Faithless, Chase & Status, The Specials, Paul McCartney, John Lydon, Imelda May, Amy Macdonald amongst others.

BAFTA recently selected Lindy for Elevate – an initiative promoting talented female directors to the wider industry.

TV – DIRECTOR

STAY CLOSE
Red Productions/ Netflix

THE WORST WITCH
CBBC/ ZDF/ Netflix

I TOLD MY MUM I WAS GOING ON AN RE TRIP
BBC 2/ Battersea Arts Council

HUSH
BBC/ Silver Reel

3 HOURS IN HIGH HEEL HEAVEN
Channel 4

THE REAL FAWLTY TOWERS
Anglia TV

SERVICE
Channel 4/ Ideal World Productions

FILM – DIRECTOR

THE LAUGHING KING
Sponge Films/ Alphabet Soup
Nominated for Best Woman Director at the London Short Film Festival

THE SPECIALS – LIVE CONCERT
Sky Arts/ Blink TV
Nominated for MVA Best Live Concert Video

KICKS
New Wave Films/ Sponge Films/ BBC Films
Nominated for the Michael Powell Award

SHOWBOY
Regent Releasing (US) Fite Films / Squeek Pictures
Won Best Directorial Debut at the British Independent Film Awards
Won Best Film at the Milan Independent Film Festival

IN DEVELOPMENT

4REAL
Creative England/ BFI/ Headgar
Feature film drama following the story of Richey Edwards, the guitarist from The Manic Street Preachers who went missing

RUM DOXY DIVER
Hurricane Films
Feature adaptation of Sara Stockbridge’s acclaimed novel, Hammer, about a Victorian female pickpocket

Call Ian to discuss Lindy or other Directors

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