Lucy Walker
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 36
Movies (31)
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa2024Directing
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine2023Directing
Bring Your Own Brigade2021Directing
Half the Picture2018Self- Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony)2017Directing
- Bridge Poem2017Directing
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios2017Directing- #LikeAGirl2016Directing
- The Vodou Healer2016Directing
- PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter2016Directing
- A History of Cuban Dance2016Directing
- Feel Every Smile2015Directing
- Project Daniel2014Directing
The Lion's Mouth Opens2014Directing- Daredevil on a Snowmobile2013Directing
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes2013Directing
The Crash Reel2013Directing- The Rein of Mary King2013Directing
- Crooked Lines2013Directing
- The Red Pill2013Directing
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas2012Directing- The Contenders2012Directing
Make Haste Slowly2012Directing
Secrets of the Mongolian Archers2012Directing
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom2011Directing
Countdown to Zero2010Directing
Waste Land2010Directing
Blindsight2006Directing
Devil's Playground2002Directing
Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday1998Directing
Shows (5)
How to Change Your Mind2022Directing
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics2020Directing
The New Yorker Presents2016Directing
Independent Lens1999Directing
Blue's Clues1996Directing