Julia Lindau
award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist
Julia is a documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience producing unscripted content for premium outlets including HBO, Showtime, AMC and VICE. She’s worked in more than a dozen countries, filming everything from true crime series and high-profile interviews to coverage of generation-defining news events like the beginning of COVID-19 and end of Roe v. Wade.
Most recently, Julia ventured into the premium documentary space to produce a four-part docuseries for AMC called The Furry Detectives, which premiered at Tribeca Festival. Prior to that, she was with VICE for seven years. Her work there was recognized with two News & Documentary Emmys and an Overseas Press Club award, among other honors. Before her career in non-fiction storytelling, Julia was an international humanitarian worker in Southern Africa and the Middle East.
Julia is currently in pre-production on a feature documentary. She also takes commissions. Reach out to learn more and see if there’s an opportunity to collaborate.
Work

Failing adults with disabilities

Furry Detectives

Psychedelic Capitalism

Uganda’s Orphanage Industry

Secretive Homeschooling Lobby

Superintendents Driving School Buses

Summer of Protest

Privatizing Mayan Ruins

South African Elections

Abortion Clinic Arson

Tulsa’s Race Massacre

COVID’s Impact on College Towns

Disabled Marriage Penalty

Violence Against Serbian Journalists

Rogue Sheriffs

COVID in Brazil

The Activist Election

Forced Uyghur Labor

Township Tourism
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Awards
2025 Documentary Series Selected to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
2022 Front Page Award for Special Reporting – Investigative or Enterprise
2021 Recipient of a News and Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Newscast
2021 Recipient of a News and Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast
2020 Recipient of an Overseas Press Club Award for Best TV or Video News Reporting from Abroad (David Kaplan Award)
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