Biography
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).
Awards & recognition
- Fulbright Scholarship
- Academy Award — Best Documentary (Short Subject) · 2012 · nominated
Filmography14 titles
Bring Your Own Brigade
How to Change Your Mind
Blue's Clues
Waste Land
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
The Crash Reel
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
The New Yorker Presents
Half the Picture
Independent Lens
Countdown to Zero
Why Did You Kill Me?
Ram Dass, Going Home