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Reality Intrudes at the Oscars (pt. 2)

An interview with Lucy Walker by Nell Alk. Photos courtesy of The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Here’s Part 2 of our interview with Lucy Walker, director of Academy Award-nominated short film The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom. (Check out Part 1 of the interview here.) Read More…

Reality Intrudes at the Oscars (pt. 1)

An Interview with Lucy Walker by Nell Alk. Photos courtesy of The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Lucy Walker during shooting

London-born, L.A.-based documentarian Lucy Walker cares about the losers. I don’t mean the indie flick, John Hughes-style loser-darlings who try their angsty hardest to reject the system, somehow managing only to reinforce it along the way. I mean the real-life losers of economic, political, and social games large and small, most of whom aren’t even invited to play in the first place. Read More…