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Chris Hegedus (b. 1952)

Birthplace:
USA

Born:
April 22, 1952

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Camera Operator:
1989  Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
2002  Only the Strong Survive
2006  Al Franken: God Spoke

Director:
1970  Alice Cooper
1977  Energy War
1979  Town Bloody Hall
1983  Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1987  Jimi Plays Monterey
1989  Depeche Mode: 101
1989  Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1991  Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1992  Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1993  The War Room
1994  Woodstock Diary
1996  Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1997  Moon Over Broadway
1998  Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1999  Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
2001  Down from the Mountain
2001  Startup.com
2002  Only the Strong Survive
2006  Al Franken: God Spoke
2006  Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2007  Addiction
2008  The Return of the War Room
2009  Kings of Pastry
2016  Unlocking the Cage
2019  Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
2020  The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

Director of Photography:
1970  Alice Cooper
1977  Energy War
1979  Town Bloody Hall
1983  Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1987  Jimi Plays Monterey
1989  Depeche Mode: 101
1989  Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1991  Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1992  Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1993  The War Room
1994  Woodstock Diary
1996  Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1997  Moon Over Broadway
1998  Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1999  Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
2001  Down from the Mountain
2001  Startup.com
2002  Only the Strong Survive
2006  Al Franken: God Spoke
2006  Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2007  Addiction
2008  The Return of the War Room
2009  Kings of Pastry
2016  Unlocking the Cage
2019  Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
2020  The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

Editor:
1970  Alice Cooper
1971  Sweet Toronto
1973  Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
1977  Energy War
1979  Town Bloody Hall
1983  Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1987  Jimi Plays Monterey
1989  Depeche Mode: 101
1989  Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1991  Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1992  Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1993  The War Room
1994  Woodstock Diary
1996  Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1997  Moon Over Broadway
1998  Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1999  Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
2001  Down from the Mountain
2001  Startup.com
2002  Only the Strong Survive
2006  Al Franken: God Spoke
2006  Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2007  Addiction
2008  The Return of the War Room
2009  Kings of Pastry
2016  Unlocking the Cage
2019  Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
2020  The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

Executive Producer:
1970  Alice Cooper
1971  Sweet Toronto
1973  Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
1977  Energy War
1979  Town Bloody Hall
1981  DeLorean
1983  Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1987  Jimi Plays Monterey
1989  Depeche Mode: 101
1989  Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1991  Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1992  Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1993  The War Room
1994  Woodstock Diary
1996  Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1997  Moon Over Broadway
1998  Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1999  Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
2001  Down from the Mountain
2001  Startup.com
2002  Only the Strong Survive
2006  Al Franken: God Spoke
2006  Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2007  Addiction
2008  The Return of the War Room
2009  Kings of Pastry
2016  Unlocking the Cage
2019  Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
2020  Meat the Future
2020  The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2024  Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World

Producer:
1970  Alice Cooper
1971  Sweet Toronto
1973  Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
1977  Energy War
1979  Town Bloody Hall
1981  DeLorean
1983  Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1987  Jimi Plays Monterey
1989  Depeche Mode: 101
1989  Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1991  Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1992  Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1993  The War Room
1994  Woodstock Diary
1996  Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1997  Moon Over Broadway
1998  Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1999  Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
2001  Down from the Mountain
2001  Startup.com
2002  Only the Strong Survive
2006  Al Franken: God Spoke
2006  Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2007  Addiction
2008  The Return of the War Room
2009  Kings of Pastry
2016  Unlocking the Cage
2019  Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
2020  Meat the Future
2020  The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2022  The Quiet Epidemic
2024  Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World

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TV Production

Producer:
2021  Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

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