About
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
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa2024 · Executive Producer, Director
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine2023 · Director, Producer
Bring Your Own Brigade2021 · Director, Producer, Writer
Why Did You Kill Me?2021 · Producer
Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony)2017 · Director
Bridge Poem2017 · Director
Ram Dass, Going Home2017 · Executive Producer
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios2017 · Director, Executive Producer, Sound Recordist
#LikeAGirl2016 · Director
The Vodou Healer2016 · Director
PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter2016 · Director
A History of Cuban Dance2016 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Feel Every Smile2015 · Director
Project Daniel2014 · Director
The Lion's Mouth Opens2014 · Director, Sound Recordist, Producer
Daredevil on a Snowmobile2013 · Director, Producer
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes2013 · Director, Producer, Writer
The Crash Reel2013 · Director, Writer, Producer, Sound
The Rein of Mary King2013 · Director
The Red Pill2013 · Director