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Lynn True is a documentary film director/producer/editor and co-founder of True Walker Productions.
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Known in particular for her verité storytelling, Lynn's films, including the features LUMO (PBS/P.O.V.), SUMMER PASTURE (PBS/Independent Lens), and IN TRANSIT (Tribeca Film Festival, Special Jury Prize), have garnered numerous accolades including a Peabody Award and nominations from the Film Independent Spirit Awards, IFP Gotham Awards, and Cinema Eye Honors. Lynn's work has been supported by the Sundance Institute, ITVS, Cinereach, International Documentary Association, and the National Endowment for the Arts, among others. As an editor, Lynn's work spans short and long-form documentary, docu-series, art exhibition, non-profit promotion, fundraising samples and trailers. Also serving regularly as a story consultant and advisor, Lynn has been a consulting editor on dozens of projects for other filmmakers and artists; an Instructor for the Sundance Co//ab; part of the selection committee of the Sundance Documentary Fund; a Mentor at the Catapult and True/False Rough Cut Retreat; and on the jury of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Lynn graduated from Brown University with a joint degree in Urban Studies and Architecture, and lives in New York with her husband and two young sons.
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