Lindsay Calleran
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Biography
Lindsay is a filmmaker living in Brooklyn, NY, centering their work around identity, addiction and family. They hold a BA in journalism & creative writing from CUNY Baruch College and an MFA in directing from Brooklyn College's Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. Prior to film, Lindsay taught and performed improv comedy at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, and toured with the UCBTourCo. Lindsay's work at Feirstein was nominated for the KODAK/UFVF Student Award and their thesis film, 'What I See When I Look', was a 2020 IFP Short Film Showcase nominee. It premiered at The Sun Valley Film Festival in April 2021 where it won the prize for Best Short Film, and played in competition at the 2021 Palm Springs International ShortFest, Indie Memphis, & more. It continues to play the festival circuit. Lindsay is in development on their debut feature, CAITY. CAITY is supported by Sundance Catalyst, the Sundance Creative Producing Lab, the Gotham Film Market, the OUTFEST Screenwriting Lab, The SAGIndie New Voices! Reading Series and the Los Cabos Gabriel Figueroa Meet Market.
Known For
Along with her newly sober father Paul, 16-year-old Caity prepares for the new Halloween season of their family-owned haunted house. When she recognizes signs of a relapse from Paul, she tries to cover them up but struggles to manage as she tests her own relationship to substances and an attraction to new employee Hannah.
Caity
Six slice-of-life, ultra-short films depicting true memories from the lives of the actor-writers.
It Was Sometimes Like This
Interwoven fragments of one day in the filmmaker's childhood.
What I See When I Look
An anxious young man convinces himself he may be dying after experiencing mysterious symptoms of panic. While looking for an anonymous outlet for his fears, he finds support in an unlikely place. I'M REALLY SCARED I'M DYING TBH is a silent film with a score recorded live at MAMA FARM in Bellport, New York in July 2024.
I'm Really Scared I'm Dying TBH
A young man arrives from Europe and spends his days with his sister in an apartment in the Once neighbourhood. While he gets used to his new life, he secretly dreams about the possibility that the cashier from the Chinese supermarket has some kind of interest in him.