Lucy Walker
Known for: Director
Born: 1 January 1970 (age 56), 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).
Directed / Created
Interspecies
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
How to Change Your Mind
Bring Your Own Brigade
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics
Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony)
Bridge Poem
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
#LikeAGirl
The Vodou Healer
PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter
The New Yorker Presents
A History of Cuban Dance
Feel Every Smile
Project Daniel
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Daredevil on a Snowmobile
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
The Crash Reel
Crooked Lines
The Red Pill
The Rein of Mary King
The Contenders
Make Haste Slowly
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Secrets of the Mongolian Archers
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Countdown to Zero
Waste Land