Movies: Lucy Walker

The line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald....

A Nepali mountaineer risks everything on a record-breaking Mount Everest climb to secure a brighter future for her daughters....

An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the out...

Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the c...

The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who sustained a brain injury in a trick gone wrong and who now aims, again...

In 1996, Cuban bandleader Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, British producer Nick Gold, and American guitarist Ry Cooder convened in Havana to produce a Cuban-Malian collaboration. When the Malians couldn’t get visas, the team turned their attention to revivi...

On 11 March 2011, an earthquake caused a tsunami to hit the Tōhoku (Northeast) region of Japan. In this film, survivors of the tsunami rebuild as cherry blossom season begins. The film is a stunning visual haiku about the ephemeral nature of life–and...

A documentary on filmmaker Marianna Palka, as she confronts her risk of Huntington's Disease....

Ram Dass is one of the most important cultural figures from the 1960s and 70s. A pyschedelic pioneer, author of Be Here Now, beloved spiritual teacher, and outspoken advocate for death-and-dying awareness, Ram Dass is now himself approaching the end ...

An investigation into our landscape's hidden fire stories and on-the-ground experiences of firefighters and residents struggling through deadly fires....

A tribute to the distinguished reign of one of Britain's longest-serving Olympians....

At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers....

The Devil's Playground is a fascinating and moving documentary about a little-known aspect of Amish life. Amish are not permitted to join the church until their late teens, and have to do so of their own volition. The film explores Rumspringa, wherei...

Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer....

This New York Times Op-Doc celebrates the achievements of Caleb Moore, a competitive snowmobiler who was the first to fatally crash at the X Games....

Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the world through act or invention—directed by the world's most celebrated documentary filmmakers....

Tells the astounding unknown story of what might be the aha scientific breakthrough moment of our generation: ibogaine....

The sexy story of the iconic British artist David Hockney, who is adamant about living life in the now....

The story of Mongolia's Olympic archers, the artisans who make their tools, and the Buddhist calm that helps them stay on target. Filmed against the stunning backdrop of a Mongolian winter....

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