Known for

Directing

Born

Jan 1, 1970 (56 years old)

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Lucy Walker

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).

Titles

Independent Lens

Series • 1999

Blue's Clues

Series • 1996

How to Change Your Mind

Series • 2022

The New Yorker Presents

Series • 2016

Why Did You Kill Me?

Movie • 2021

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

Movie • 2024

Waste Land

Movie • 2010

Buena Vista Social Club: Adios

Movie • 2017

Blindsight

Movie • 2006

Bring Your Own Brigade

Movie • 2021

Countdown to Zero

Movie • 2010

Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics

Series • 2020

Half the Picture

Movie • 2018

The Crash Reel

Movie • 2013

Ram Dass, Going Home

Movie • 2017

Devil's Playground

Movie • 2002