Lucy Walker
DirectingLucy 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).
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
The Crash Reel
Director
Waste Land
Director
Why Did You Kill Me?
Producer
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Director
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Director
Countdown to Zero
Director
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Director
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Director
Bring Your Own Brigade
Director
Devil's Playground
Director
Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday
Director
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Director
Blindsight
Director
Secrets of the Mongolian Archers
Director
The Rein of Mary King
Director
Project Daniel
Director
The Red Pill
Director
Make Haste Slowly
Director
Bridge Poem
Director
The Vodou Healer
Director
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
Director
Crooked Lines
Director
Daredevil on a Snowmobile
Director
#LikeAGirl
Director
The Contenders
Director
A History of Cuban Dance
Director
PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter
Director
Interspecies
Director
Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony)
Director
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
Director
Feel Every Smile
Director