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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Independent Lens
2011
Blue's Clues
1999
The New Yorker Presents
2016
How to Change Your Mind
2022
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2024
Countdown to Zero
2010
Bring Your Own Brigade
2021
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
2017
The Lion's Mouth Opens
2014
Waste Land
2010
Why Did You Kill Me?
2021
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
2012