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Chris Hegedus

Director, Editor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn April 22, 1952 (73 years)
Chris Hegedus (born April 23, 1952) is an American documentary filmmaker. She and her husband, filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker, founded the company Pennebaker Hegedus Films.

Hegedus was nominated for an Academy Award for The War Room, a behind-the-scenes film about President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. The film also won the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures prize for Best Documentary. In 2001, she was awarded the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for Startup.com. The film is a boom-bust story of two young internet entrepreneurs, co-produced with Jehane Noujaim. Hegedus was also the recipient of CINE's Golden Eagle Award, an Emmy Award, and lifetime achievement awards from several organizations including the International Documentary Association. Her films include the 2010 feature release, Kings of Pastry, about the legendary French pastry competition, the Meilleur Ouvrier de France. In 2011, Hegedus received the Athena Film Festival Award for Exemplary Directing.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Jimi Plays Monterey

Known For

  • The War Room
  • Startup.com
  • The Vow
  • Jimi Plays Monterey
  • Kings of Pastry
  • Depeche Mode: 101
  • Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean
  • Town Bloody Hall
  • Unlocking the Cage
  • Only the Strong Survive
  • Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
  • Shake! Otis at Monterey
  • Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
  • Woodstock Diary
  • Elaine Stritch at Liberty
  • Moon Over Broadway
  • Meat the Future
  • Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock
  • The Return of the War Room

Chris Hegedus Filmography

2021
Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Director Delorean Documentary 1981
2021
Delorean: Back from the Future · as Self - Co-Director, 1981 Delorean Documentary
2019
Framing John DeLorean · as Self - Documentary Filmmaker
2018
2014
2011
50 Documentaries to See Before You Die (TV Series) · as Self - Director, 'the War Room'
2006
Doc Talk (TV Series) · as Self
2004
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
2003
1996
Theater Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest

2022
2022
2022
The Lincoln Project (TV Series) · as Consulting Producer
2021
2020
Meat the Future · as Executive Producer
2019
3 Days 2 Nights · as Associate Producer
2016
2001
1981

2020
The Vow (TV Series) · as Story Consultant
2016
Unlocking the Cage · as Director Of Photography
2009
Kings of Pastry · as Cinematographer
2002
Elaine Stritch at Liberty · as Cinematographer
2002
Only the Strong Survive · as Cinematographer
2002
2000
Down from the Mountain · as Director Of Photography
1989
Depeche Mode: 101 · as Cinematographer
1988
P.O.V. (TV Series) · as Cinematographer

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