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Linda Midgett is an independent documentary filmmaker, TV producer, showrunner and screenwriter with more than 600 hours of writing, producing and directing credits on many major networks, including NBC-Universal, The History Channel, A&E, Discovery, PBS, National Geographic and LMN (Lifetime Movie Network). She is also the producer/director of the feature documentary “Same God,” which won the Jury Award for Best Documentary at the 2019 Bentonville Film Festival. Linda’s showrunning credits include History Channel’s iconic series “Gangland”; Investigation Discovery’s “FBI: Criminal Pursuit”; and NBC’s daytime syndicated reality series “Starting Over.” “Starting Over” won an Emmy in 2005, and was nominated for several more. Linda’s documentary credits includes Hometown Stories: The Greek-Americans of Charlotte for PBS, which won a regional Emmy for best cultural documentary; Through My Eyes, a documentary about teens struggling with suicide, depression and eating disorders. Through My Eyes was nominated for a regional Emmy, and was awarded the national Voice Award for excellence in mental health programming; The Line, a film about people living below the poverty line, commissioned by social justice organization Sojourners; and The Stranger, a film on immigration reform commissioned by the Evangelical Immigration Table.