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

Blindsight
6.8
Blindsight
Director of Photography, Director
Blue's Clues
7.7
Blue's Clues
Director
Independent Lens
6.6
Independent Lens
Director
Devil's Playground
6.6
Devil's Playground
Director, Director of Photography
Waste Land
7.6
Waste Land
Director, Screenplay
Countdown to Zero
6.4
Countdown to Zero
Director, Writer, Sound Recordist
The New Yorker Presents
6.8
The New Yorker Presents
Director
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
6.9
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Director, Producer
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics
10.0
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics
Director, Executive Producer
The Crash Reel
7.3
The Crash Reel
Writer, Director, Producer, Sound
How to Change Your Mind
7.8
How to Change Your Mind
Executive Producer, Director
The Lion's Mouth Opens
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
Secrets of the Mongolian Archers
Director
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
7.4
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Director, Executive Producer, Sound Recordist
Ram Dass, Going Home
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
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
Director, Producer, Writer
Bring Your Own Brigade
9.0
Bring Your Own Brigade
Director, Producer, Writer
Why Did You Kill Me?
5.9
Why Did You Kill Me?
Producer
Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday
7.0
Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday
Director
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
Producer, Director
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
7.6
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Executive Producer, Director
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Director
The Red Pill
The Red Pill
Director
Make Haste Slowly
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
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