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
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Blue's Clues (1996) — Director
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Waste Land (2010) — Director
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The Crash Reel (2013) — Director
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How to Change Your Mind (2022) — Director
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Devil's Playground (2002) — Director
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Countdown to Zero (2010) — Director
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Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (2024) — Director
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Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (2017) — Director
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Independent Lens (1999) — Director
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Blindsight (2006) — Director
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The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011) — Director
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The New Yorker Presents (2016) — Director
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The Lion's Mouth Opens (2014) — Director
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Bring Your Own Brigade (2021) — Director
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Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday (1998) — Director
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Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics (2020) — Director
- The Rein of Mary King (2013) — Director
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Secrets of the Mongolian Archers (2012) — Director
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Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine (2023) — Director
- Daredevil on a Snowmobile (2013) — Director
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David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes (2013) — Director
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Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (2012) — Director
- The Red Pill (2013) — Director
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Make Haste Slowly (2012) — Director
- The Contenders (2012) — Director
- Crooked Lines (2013) — Director
- A History of Cuban Dance (2016) — Director
- PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter (2016) — Director
- The Vodou Healer (2016) — Director
- Interspecies — Director
- Project Daniel (2014) — Director
- Feel Every Smile (2015) — Director
- #LikeAGirl (2016) — Director
- Bridge Poem (2017) — Director
- Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony) (2017) — Director