Lucy Walker
Director, Producer, Writer
January 1, 1970 (56 years)
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).
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Filmography
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| 2023 | Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | How to Change Your Mind · as Executive Producer |
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| 2020 | Defying Gravity : The Untold Story of Women’s Gymnastics · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Ram Dass, Going Home · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Buena Vista Social Club: Adios · as Executive Producer |
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| 2010 | Waste Land · as Screenplay |
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| 2018 | Half the Picture · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings · as Self |
| 2006 | Doc Talk · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley · as Self |
| 1998 | SexTV · as Self |
| 2017 | Buena Vista Social Club: Adios · as Sound Recordist |
| 2014 | The Lion's Mouth Opens · as Sound Recordist |
| 2013 | The Crash Reel · as Sound |
| 2010 | Countdown to Zero · as Sound Recordist |
| 2006 | Blindsight · as Director Of Photography |
| 2002 | Devil's Playground · as Director Of Photography |