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).
Directed 21
2020s
- 2024
- 2023
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
Director
- 2022
- 2021
Bring Your Own Brigade
Director
- 2020
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics
Director
2010s
- 2017
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Director
- 2016
The New Yorker Presents
Director
- 2014
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Director
- 2013
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
Director
The Crash Reel
Director
- 2012
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Director
Make Haste Slowly
Director
Secrets of the Mongolian Archers
Director
- 2011
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Director
- 2010
Waste Land
Director
2000s
- 2006
Blindsight
Director
- 2002
Devil's Playground
Director
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday
Director
- 1996
Produced 12
2020s
- 2024
- 2023
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
Producer
- 2022
- 2021
Bring Your Own Brigade
Producer
- 2020
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2017
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Executive Producer
- 2014
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Producer
- 2013
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
Producer
The Crash Reel
Producer
- 2011
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Producer
Wrote 5
2020s
- 2021
Bring Your Own Brigade
Writer
2010s
- 2013
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
Writer
The Crash Reel
Writer
- 2010
Waste Land
Screenplay
Sound 4
2010s
- 2017
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Sound Recordist
- 2014
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Sound Recordist
- 2013
The Crash Reel
Sound
- 2010
Camera 2
2000s
- 2006
Blindsight
Director of Photography
- 2002
Devil's Playground
Director of Photography
Appearances1
2010s
- 2018
Half the Picture
Self