Lucy Walker (director)

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Lucy Walker (February 2012)

Lucy Walker (* in London ) is a British documentary filmmaker and film producer .

Life

Lucy Walker grew up in London and began directing plays during her school days. This led them as a student at New College of Oxford University continued, taking literature studied. After graduating in 1992, she entered the Fulbright Program and attended New York University's Tisch School of Arts , which she completed with a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Walker is known for her four documentaries Devil's Playground , Blindsight , Waste Land and Countdown to Zero , as well as her short documentary The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom . She won a total of 27 awards for her films and was nominated 14 times. In 2011 she received an Oscar nomination for Waste Land in the category Best Documentary , and Walker's short documentary The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom also received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Documentary Short in 2012 .

Filmography

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Scotsman : '' Interview: Lucy Walker, director '' , of 3 March 2011, accessed 25 February 2012
  2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes: Lucy Walker Biography , accessed February 25, 2012

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SURNAME Walker, Lucy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American documentary filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH London