Lucy Walker
Born: 1970-01-01 in London, England, UK
Known For: Directing
Biography
Lucy Walker (born 1970; London) is an British documentary film director. She has directed the feature documentaries Devil's Playground (2002), Blindsight (2006), Waste Land (2010), Countdown to Zero (2010), The Crash Reel (2013), Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017), Bring Your Own Brigade (2021), and Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (2023). She has also directed the short films The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011) and The Lion's Mouth Opens (2014). Waste Land was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
Filmography
2024
- Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine ... (Producer)
2022
- How to Change Your Mind ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Why Did You Kill Me? ... (Producer)
- Bring Your Own Brigade ... (Director)
2020
- Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics ... (Director)
2018
- Half the Picture as Self
2017
- Buena Vista Social Club: Adios ... (Director)
- Ram Dass, Going Home ... (Executive Producer)
- Bridge Poem ... (Director)
- Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony) ... (Director)
2016
- The New Yorker Presents ... (Director)
- The Vodou Healer ... (Director)
- PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter ... (Director)
- #LikeAGirl ... (Director)
- A History of Cuban Dance ... (Director)
2015
- Feel Every Smile ... (Director)
2014
- The Lion's Mouth Opens ... (Director)
- Project Daniel ... (Director)
2013
- The Crash Reel ... (Writer)
- Daredevil on a Snowmobile ... (Director)
- The Rein of Mary King ... (Director)
- The Red Pill ... (Director)
- Crooked Lines ... (Director)
- David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes ... (Director)
2012
- Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas ... (Director)
- The Contenders ... (Director)
- Make Haste Slowly ... (Director)
- Secrets of the Mongolian Archers ... (Director)
2011
- The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom ... (Director)
2010
- Waste Land ... (Director)
- Countdown to Zero ... (Director)
2006
- Blindsight ... (Director of Photography)
2002
- Devil's Playground ... (Director)
1999
- Independent Lens ... (Director)
1998
- Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday ... (Director)
1996
- Blue's Clues ... (Director)