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Lindsey Sitz

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Video editor/producer

Washington D.C., District of Columbia US

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About

Lindsey is a freelance video producer, director and editor. She has 10+ years of experience in the filmmaking and video journalism space with a passion for visually creative, human-centered storytelling.

Featured Work

Quiet on Set | The hidden dangers of movie and TV production

Movie and television crews help bring Hollywood magic to life. Crews frequently work long, unsustainable hours for low pay, which often leads to exhaustion and overwork. The Washington Post spoke with five union crew members about their experiences in the industry. Their stories describe a culture that prevents them from speaking out, ensuring things don’t change even as tragedies continue.

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How a Black autistic man is serving 10 years in prison for a car crash

On January 4, 2019, Matthew Rushin, a 20-year-old Black autistic man from Virginia Beach, caused a car crash that severely injured two people. Today he is serving a 10-year prison sentence, while his family has petitioned Virginia’s governor for a pardon. This short documentary revisits the night of the crash and its aftermath, exploring how Rushin’s autism may have affected his behavior and influenced the course of events. Was Rushin a danger to society, as prosecutors would later argue? Or was he, as advocates would claim, the victim of system that never sought to understand him?

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Falling behind | Virtual learning through a pandemic

Like students all across the country, Ana Reyes was sent home to take her high school classes online because of the pandemic. But as an immigrant who speaks English as a second language, she faced unique challenges with remote learning. The Washington Post spent six months documenting Reyes and a teacher from T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., as they experienced virtual schooling and an eventual return to the classroom.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder made me feel like a monster | Throwback Thursday

On her fourteenth birthday, Lindsey watched a Lifetime movie about a woman who murders her husband. While watching, she felt something inside her shift. Her mind was in overdrive: What if I could kill somebody? What if I lose control? For months, these thoughts circled in her head. Was she really a monster or was it something else?

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