Director
Lucy Walker
56 years · London, England, UK · 18 films
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).
Best known for
Why Did You Kill Me?
2021 · Producer
On Netflix
Waste Land
2010 · Director, Screenplay
On Kanopy
The Crash Reel
2013 · Director, Writer
On Amazon MX Player
Countdown to Zero
2010 · Director, Writer
On Philo
Devil's Playground
2002 · Director, Cinematography
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2024 · Director
On Netflix
Filmography 18
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2024 · Director
On Netflix
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
2023 · Director, Producer
Bring Your Own Brigade
2021 · Director, Producer
On Paramount Plus Premium
Why Did You Kill Me?
2021 · Producer
On Netflix
Half the Picture
2018 · Self
On Plex
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
2017 · Director
On fuboTV
The Lion's Mouth Opens
2014 · Director, Producer
On Amazon MX Player
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
2013 · Director, Producer
The Crash Reel
2013 · Director, Writer
On Amazon MX Player
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
2012 · Director
Make Haste Slowly
2012 · Director
Secrets of the Mongolian Archers
2012 · Director
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
2011 · Director, Producer
Countdown to Zero
2010 · Director, Writer
On Philo
Waste Land
2010 · Director, Screenplay
On Kanopy
Blindsight
2006 · Director, Cinematography
Devil's Playground
2002 · Director, Cinematography
Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday
1998 · Director