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Lucy Walker

Director • Born 1970

Lucy Walker

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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).

Known for

Independent Lens posterIndependent LensSeries • 1999Blue's Clues posterBlue's CluesSeries • 1996How to Change Your Mind posterHow to Change Your MindSeries • 2022Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa posterMountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa SherpaMovie • 2024Why Did You Kill Me? posterWhy Did You Kill Me?Movie • 2021Buena Vista Social Club: Adios posterBuena Vista Social Club: AdiosMovie • 2017The Crash Reel posterThe Crash ReelMovie • 2013Waste Land posterWaste LandMovie • 2010Countdown to Zero posterCountdown to ZeroMovie • 2010Devil's Playground posterDevil's PlaygroundMovie • 2002Ram Dass, Going Home posterRam Dass, Going HomeMovie • 2017