Lucy Walker

Oscar nominated director Lucy Walker has deftly used observational cinema throughout her work, exemplified by her latest film Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa that tells a multi-layered story of personal struggle against an epic backdrop. Walker’s previous documentaries include Bring Your Own Brigade on forest fires; The Crash Reel on extreme sports and brain injuries; The Waste Land set in a Brazilian garbage dump; Blindsight about blind climbers on Mount Everest; and The Devil’s Playground about Amish teenagers undergoing a rite of passage.