Lucy is a BAFTA-nominated filmmaker and author from Edinburgh. A graduate in English and Creative Writing from Warwick, Lucy started her career in Shanghai and trained in directing at Columbia University’s MFA in Film Programme. Her visual art works have appeared in shows in Shanghai, New York and London.
Her acclaimed debut novel Shanghai Passenger, loosely based on her experiences in Shanghai, was published in 2015 by Blue Mark Books. Her debut feature film as writer/director, Body of Water, premiered at Glasgow Film Festival 2020 and was released by Verve Pictures that year. Lucy was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland for Best Writer for the Screenplay in 2021.
Lucy’s notable awards include the Film and TV Charity’s John Brabourne Award. She has also been a recipient of the British Council Research and Development Grant for Literature, the Panavision New Filmmaker Awards and grants from institutions such as New York Women in Film and Television.