A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
USA
Born:
April 22, 1952
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.
Camera Operator:
1989 Depeche Mode 101
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
1987 Shake! Otis at 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
2010 The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2016 Unlocking the Cage
2019 Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
Director of Photography:
1970 Alice Cooper
1977 Energy War
1979 Town Bloody Hall
1983 Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1987 Jimi Plays Monterey
1987 Shake! Otis at 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
2010 The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2016 Unlocking the Cage
2019 Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
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
1987 Shake! Otis at 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
2010 The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2016 Unlocking the Cage
2019 Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
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
1987 Shake! Otis at 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
2010 The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2016 Unlocking the Cage
2019 Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
2020 Meat the Future
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
1987 Shake! Otis at 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
2010 The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2016 Unlocking the Cage
2019 Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
2020 Meat the Future
2022 The Quiet Epidemic
2024 Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Producer:
2021 Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean
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