about
Little by Little Films is an Emmy®-winning independent production company based in Austin TX and South West England. We’re dedicated to brilliant storytelling by and about under-represented voices and founded by award-winning producer and director Lindsey Dryden. We make acclaimed films and TV for platforms including Netflix, PBS, BFI, BBC, Channel 4 and Tate. We’ve won awards from the Emmy’s to the Webby’s, and at festivals from Sundance to Sheffield Doc/Fest.
With a particul focus on the perspectives of women, LGBTQ+ folks, and D/deaf and disabled people, we tell screen stories with artistry, originality and authenticity, while nurturing world-class talent. We also offer commercial production services led by authentic teams of under-represented talent, and we provide industry training and advisory that enriches inclusion, representation and accessibility. First and foremost, we love extraordinary storytelling, and we’re helping to make the industry more inclusive one story at a time – little by little.
Our award-winning productions include:
Emmy®-winning documentary series Trans In America (2018, SXSW/ACLU/Condé Nast them.)
Sundance Special Jury Award-winning feature documentary Unrest (2017, Netflix/PBS)
Short doc Jackie Kay: One Person Two Names (2017, Tate Queer British Art)
Narrative short Little Ones (2013, nominated Best Producer, Underwire)
Feature documentary Lost and Sound (SXSW, 2012), nominated Best Female-Directed Film at Sheffield Doc/Fest
We’re proud to have executive produced award-winning films by brilliant LGBTQ+, disabled, BIPOC and women filmmakers including:
Channel 4 RandomActs short Whose Voice is it Anyway? (2022), directed by Kate Caryer and produced by Dominique Unsworth
Channel 4 RandomActs short (Un)fit to Work (2022), directed by Yasmin Godo and produced by Jamie McCallum
Short documentary Tegan (2022) for Netflix UK Documentary Talent Fund, directed by Ngaio Anyia and produced by Aodh Breathnach
Feature documentary Ahead of the Curve (2020, Frameline) directed by Jen Rainin and produced and co-directed by Rivkah Beth Medow
BIFA-nominated narrative short The Forgotten C (2020, The Uncertain Kingdom) written and produced by Jessi Gutch and written and directed by Molly Manning Walker.
Our recent campaigns and consulting have included include the FWD-Doc Toolkit for Inclusion & Accessibility: Changing the Narrative of Disability in Documentary Film, in association with Doc Society supported by Netflix, and the FWD-Doc Engagement Pack, in association with the BFI Doc Society Fund, and training teams of filmmakers at Archewell, Violet Films, Grain Media and HTYT.
Little By Little Films is supported by the BFI’s Film Fund with a Vision Award.
