Acting
Dec 31, 1983
Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
Lindsay Ellis
Acting
Biography
Lindsay Carole Ellis is is an American film e-critic, author and video essayist. From 2008 to 2014, she was part of the Channel Awesome production company under the web name The Nostalgia Chick, a counterpart to Doug Walker's Nostalgia Critic. In July of 2020 she published her first science fiction novel, Axiom's End, which became a New York Times Best Seller.
Feature Films (5)
In the fall of 2009, Lindsay Ellis, a 26-year old graduate student, went through the painful process of having an abortion. “The A-Word” follows Ellis as she opens up to her family and organizations from both sides of the debate, in search of healing. This is not a film about the protests and debates wrapped up in religious views and political agenda, but rather a personal journey about one woman’s struggle to shed the stigma attached to the A-word in hopes of starting a dialogue.
The A-Word
A mockumentary following the troubled production of Clockmen: The Musical, focusing on a cosplayer-turned-actress who reacts to the stress of the production in a rather unusual way.
The Making of a Superhero Musical
What begins as an impassioned defense of empathy in children's programming takes Lindsay Ellis down a rabbit-hole to the likes of Ben Shapiro, Fred Rogers, and King Solomon, while finally leading us to a place of devastation and anger at the state of the world.
The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel
The reasons the Beatles broke up are extremely well documented and even at the height of their animosity none of the band ever blamed Yoko Ono for it - so why is this still a thing?
The Ballad of John and Yoko
Lindsay observes how the public's perception of transsexuals were negatively impacted by pop culture. Starting with the rise of Ed Gein and culminating in J.K. Rowling's controversial mystery novel "Troubled Blood."
Tracing the Roots of Pop Culture Transphobia
Television & Series (1)
A series of smart, funny video essays from PBS Digital Studios about their favorite books and why they love to read. Host Lindsay Ellis delves into topics like the evolution of YA, how science fiction mirrors our own anxieties, and why the book is sometimes just a _bit_ better than the movie.