Lucy Walker
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1 January 1970 · 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).
Known for
Directing 30
- 2025Interspecies · director
- 2024Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa · director
- 2023Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine · director
- 2021Bring Your Own Brigade · director
- 2017Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony) · director
- 2017Bridge Poem · director
- 2017Buena Vista Social Club: Adios · director
- 2016#LikeAGirl · director
- 2016The Vodou Healer · director
- 2016PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter · director
- 2016A History of Cuban Dance · director
- 2015Feel Every Smile · director
- 2014Project Daniel · director
- 2014The Lion's Mouth Opens · director
- 2013Daredevil on a Snowmobile · director
- 2013David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes · director
- 2013The Crash Reel · director
- 2013The Red Pill · director
- 2013Crooked Lines · director
- 2013The Rein of Mary King · director
- 2012The Contenders · director
- 2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas · director
- 2012Make Haste Slowly · director
- 2012Secrets of the Mongolian Archers · director
- 2011The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom · director
- 2010Countdown to Zero · director
- 2010Waste Land · director
- 2006Blindsight · director
- 2002Devil's Playground · director
- 1998Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday · director
Production 12
- 2024Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa · executive producer
- 2023Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine · producer
- 2021Bring Your Own Brigade · producer
- 2021Why Did You Kill Me? · producer
- 2017Ram Dass, Going Home · executive producer
- 2017Buena Vista Social Club: Adios · executive producer
- 2016A History of Cuban Dance · executive producer
- 2014The Lion's Mouth Opens · producer
- 2013Daredevil on a Snowmobile · producer
- 2013David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes · producer
- 2013The Crash Reel · producer
- 2011The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom · producer
Writing 6
- 2021Bring Your Own Brigade · writer
- 2016A History of Cuban Dance · writer
- 2013David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes · writer
- 2013The Crash Reel · writer
- 2010Countdown to Zero · writer
- 2010Waste Land · screenplay
Acting 1
- 2018Half the Picture as Self
Sound 4
- 2017Buena Vista Social Club: Adios · sound recordist
- 2014The Lion's Mouth Opens · sound recordist
- 2013The Crash Reel · sound
- 2010Countdown to Zero · sound recordist
Camera 2
- 2006Blindsight · director of photography
- 2002Devil's Playground · director of photography