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).
Behind the camera
2024Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Director
2023Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
Director
2021Bring Your Own Brigade
Director & Writer
2017Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Director
2014The Lion's Mouth Opens
Director
2013The Crash Reel
Director & Writer
2013David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
Director & Writer
2012Secrets of the Mongolian Archers
Director
2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Director
2012Make Haste Slowly
Director
2011The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Director
2010Waste Land
Director & Screenplay
2010Countdown to Zero
Director & Writer
2006Blindsight
Director
2002Devil's Playground
Director
1998Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday
Director