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Born January 1, 1970 · London, England, UK
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).

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2024

Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
2023

Bring Your Own Brigade
2021
Oh, What a Beautiful City (A City Symphony)
2017
Bridge Poem
2017

Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
2017
#LikeAGirl
2016
The Vodou Healer
2016
PlayStation: Makers & Gamers - Street Fighter
2016
A History of Cuban Dance
2016
Feel Every Smile
2015
Project Daniel
2014

The Lion's Mouth Opens
2014
Daredevil on a Snowmobile
2013

David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
2013

The Crash Reel
2013
The Rein of Mary King
2013
The Red Pill
2013
Crooked Lines
2013

Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
2012

Make Haste Slowly
2012
The Contenders
2012

Secrets of the Mongolian Archers
2012

The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
2011

Countdown to Zero
2010

Waste Land
2010

Blindsight
2006

Devil's Playground
2002

Blue's Clues: Blue's Birthday
1998
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