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)
- A History of Cuban Dance ... (Director)
- The Vodou Healer ... (Director)
- PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter ... (Director)
- #LikeAGirl ... (Director)
2015
- Feel Every Smile ... (Director)
2014
- The Lion's Mouth Opens ... (Director)
- Project Daniel ... (Director)
2013
- The Crash Reel ... (Writer)
- The Rein of Mary King ... (Director)
- David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes ... (Director)
- Crooked Lines ... (Director)
- Daredevil on a Snowmobile ... (Director)
- The Red Pill ... (Director)
2012
- Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas ... (Director)
- The Contenders ... (Director)
- Secrets of the Mongolian Archers ... (Director)
- Make Haste Slowly ... (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)