Lucy Walker
Directing
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).
Known for
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tvHow to Change Your Mind
2022
Director
movieBring Your Own Brigade
2021
Director
Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony)
2017
Director
Bridge Poem
2017
Director
#LikeAGirl
2016
Director
PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter
2016
Director
tvThe New Yorker Presents
2016
Director
movieThe Lion's Mouth Opens
2014
Director
movieThe Crash Reel
2013
Director
movieMake Haste Slowly
2012
Director
movieCountdown to Zero
2010
Director
movieWaste Land
2010
Director
movieBlindsight
2006
Director
movieDevil's Playground
2002
Director
tvIndependent Lens
1999
Director
tvBlue's Clues
1996
Director
Interspecies
Director
Production14
movieMountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2024
Executive Producer
tvHow to Change Your Mind
2022
Executive Producer
movieBring Your Own Brigade
2021
Producer
movieWhy Did You Kill Me?
2021
Producer
tvDefying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics
2020
Executive Producer
movieRam Dass, Going Home
2017
Executive Producer
movieBuena Vista Social Club: Adios
2017
Executive Producer
A History of Cuban Dance
2016
Executive Producer
movieThe Lion's Mouth Opens
2014
Producer
movieThe Crash Reel
2013
Producer
Writing6
Sound4
movieBuena Vista Social Club: Adios
2017
Sound Recordist
movieThe Lion's Mouth Opens
2014
Sound Recordist
movieCountdown to Zero
2010
Sound Recordist
Camera2
movieBlindsight
2006
Director of Photography
movieDevil's Playground
2002
Director of Photography
