Lucy Walker
Known for: Directing
Born: January 1, 1970
Place of birth: 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).
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Filmography
33 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
7.6
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2024
NR
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
2023
7.8
How to Change Your Mind
2022
9.0
Bring Your Own Brigade
2021
5.9
Why Did You Kill Me?
2021
10.0
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics
2020
6.6
Half the Picture
2018NR
Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony)
2017NR
Bridge Poem
2017
5.9
Ram Dass, Going Home
2017
7.3
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
2017NR
#LikeAGirl
2016NR
The Vodou Healer
2016NR
PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter
2016
6.8
The New Yorker Presents
2016NR
A History of Cuban Dance
2016NR
Feel Every Smile
2015NR
Project Daniel
2014
8.0
The Lion's Mouth Opens
2014NR
Daredevil on a Snowmobile
2013
NR
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
2013
7.3
The Crash Reel
2013NR
The Rein of Mary King
2013NR
The Red Pill
2013NR
Crooked Lines
2013
NR
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
2012
NR
Make Haste Slowly
2012NR
The Contenders
2012
NR
Secrets of the Mongolian Archers
2012
6.9
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
2011
6.3
Countdown to Zero
2010
7.6
Waste Land
2010
6.8
Blindsight
2006
6.6
Devil's Playground
2002
6.6
Independent Lens
1999
8.5
Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday
1998
7.7
Blue's Clues
1996NR
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