Minneapolis, MN, USA
$500 - $2000 / Day
Lindsey Seavert is an Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, and Alfred I. duPont award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker fueled by a calling to bring untold stories to light. The legacy of teaching in her family inspires Lindsey to use stories as a vehicle to empower, educate, create empathy and spark systemic change. Her parents were Minnesota public school teachers who gave her the gift of curiosity, so with a book and pencil often in hand, she began writing as a young child, and hasn't stopped since. She worked as a reporter at five news stations stretching from Northern Minnesota, Nevada, and Ohio before coming home to the Twin Cities and working as a reporter at WCCO-TV and KARE-11 TV. In 2020, Lindsey moved to a freelance journalist and filmmaking role after releasing her first award-winning documentary, Love Them First. The feature-length documentary, created at KARE 11, features a courageous Minneapolis principal fighting to get her students off the list of ‘failing’ schools while grappling with Minnesota’s vast achievement gap between Black and White students. The film, which received one of journalism’s highest honors with the 2020 Alfred I. duPont award, has been applied into collegiate educational curriculum, featured at national education conferences and utilized at countless education staff development workshops. The impact is only beginning, and Lindsey hopes to continue this advocacy, raising consciousness about the intersection of race and education, as she explores future film projects. Her work often focuses on women, families and children in underrepresented communities. Much of her inspiration comes from her late father, who spent his career advocating for teachers. Lindsey is dedicated to mentoring young journalists and volunteering in the Twin Cities community. Her hobbies include running, fitness and creative writing. The greatest chapters of her own story feature her family, her husband Ian, her son Stellan and daughter, Phoebe. They live in southwest Minneapolis.
Produced for KARE11
Love Them First is an award-winning feature-length documentary featuring a Minneapolis principal fighting to get her school of the state's list of failing schools. You can watch Love Them First on Amazon Prime or YouTube.
Produced for Pineapple RM
Shining A Light is a new podcast striving to put a spotlight on women in leadership and female entrepreneurship – inspiring the next generation of female entrepreneurs to rise to greater heights than ever before. Each episode weaves together insight from female business leaders in the Twin Cities, highlighting the diversity of their experience and perspective. We explore the trials and triumphs of leading during a pandemic and racial unrest. We dive into the key qualities of remarkable women creating a legacy in the business world.
The police killing of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020, sparked a global uprising. The epicenter was in director Cy Dodson’s Minneapolis neighborhood, where he captures an immersive observation of unrest in the five days between the murder of Mr. Floyd and the announcement of charges filed against the police officers.
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