Lucy Walker
Known for 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).
Filmography
Half the Picture
2018
as Self
Waste Land
2010
Director
Waste Land
2010
Screenplay
The Crash Reel
2013
Director
The Crash Reel
2013
Writer
The Crash Reel
2013
Producer
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
2017
Director
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
2017
Executive Producer
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2024
Director
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2024
Executive Producer
Countdown to Zero
2010
Director
Countdown to Zero
2010
Writer
Why Did You Kill Me?
2021
Producer
The Lion's Mouth Opens
2014
Director
The Lion's Mouth Opens
2014
Producer
Bring Your Own Brigade
2021
Director
Bring Your Own Brigade
2021
Writer
Bring Your Own Brigade
2021
Producer
Ram Dass, Going Home
2017
Executive Producer
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
2012
Director