Lucy Walker
London, England, UK
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).
Appearances
Crew
6.8
Blindsight
Director of Photography, Director
7.7
Blue's Clues
Director
6.6
Independent Lens
Director
6.6
Devil's Playground
Director, Director of Photography
7.6
Waste Land
Director, Screenplay
6.4
Countdown to Zero
Director, Writer, Sound Recordist
6.8
The New Yorker Presents
Director
6.9
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Director, Producer
10.0
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics
Director, Executive Producer
7.3
The Crash Reel
Writer, Director, Producer, Sound
7.8
How to Change Your Mind
Executive Producer, Director
8.0
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Director, Sound Recordist, Producer
The Rein of Mary King
The Rein of Mary King
Director
Secrets of the Mongolian Archers
Director
7.4
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Director, Executive Producer, Sound Recordist
5.8
Ram Dass, Going Home
Executive Producer
Daredevil on a Snowmobile
Daredevil on a Snowmobile
Director, Producer
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
Director, Producer, Writer
9.0
Bring Your Own Brigade
Director, Producer, Writer
5.9
Why Did You Kill Me?
Producer
7.0
Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday
Director
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
Producer, Director
7.6
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Executive Producer, Director
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Director
The Red Pill
The Red Pill
Director
Make Haste Slowly
Director
The Contenders
The Contenders
Director
Crooked Lines
Crooked Lines
Director
A History of Cuban Dance
A History of Cuban Dance
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter
PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter
Director
The Vodou Healer
The Vodou Healer
Director
Interspecies
Interspecies
Director
Project Daniel
Project Daniel
Director
Feel Every Smile
Feel Every Smile
Director
#LikeAGirl
#LikeAGirl
Director
Bridge Poem
Bridge Poem
Director
Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony)
Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony)
Director