Directing
Lucy Walker
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).
Also known as
Люси Уокер
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
1
Acting credits
35
Directing
6
Writing
15
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 1
269 votesBlue's Clues
1996 · tv
- 2
162 votesWhy Did You Kill Me?
2021 · movie
- 3
127 votesWaste Land
2010 · movie
- 4
66 votesThe Crash Reel
2013 · movie
- 5
51 votesHow to Change Your Mind
2022 · tv
- 6
42 votesRam Dass, Going Home
2017 · movie
- 7
36 votesCountdown to Zero
2010 · movie
- 8
36 votesDevil's Playground
2002 · movie
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
