Lucy Cohen
Directing
Biography
Lucy has worked in documentary for 14 years after training as a print journalist. Producing and directing principally for Channel 4 and the BBC, she strives to challenge the way we think about the world, creating psychologically layered stories. Whilst observational documentary is her passion, Lucy likes to play with visual form, giving new insight into a subject and creating stylistically original work.
Known For
Documentaries showing faces and places that make up the way we live today.
Modern Times
How does a traumatic event shape a family? How do you sift through the memories to find hidden clues and unlock a collective grief? Kingdom of Us takes a look at a mother and her seven children, whose father's suicide left them in financial ruin. Through home movies and raw moments, the Shanks family travels the rocky road towards hope.
Kingdom of Us
A summer holiday and an old folk tale bring two 11-year-olds together as they set out to explore just what, or who, is calling to them, from deep within an abandoned tin mine.