Biography
Lindsay Poulton is a British producer and documentary executive. She is head of documentaries at The Guardian and its first editorial director for film and television, where she commissions and oversees the outlet’s documentary output and leads its creative partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
She previously worked as a filmmaker and journalist for more than fifteen years. Her credits as producer or executive producer include the 2026 feature Naza, the Oscar-winning short Colette (2020) and the BAFTA-winning The Black Cop (2021), as well as numerous other Guardian documentaries. Earlier in her career she directed and produced shorts such as 6x9 (2016) and The Shirt on Your Back (2014).
Her work has been shown at festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, Sheffield DocFest and IDFA, and has received multiple awards.
