Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Directing
Born 1979-01-01 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits Academy Awards 1

Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won

  • 2019 Best Documentary Feature Film Won Free Solo

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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi is an American documentary filmmaker. She was the director, along with her husband, Jimmy Chin, for the film Free Solo, which won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film profiled Alex Honnold and his free solo climb of El Capitan in June 2017. Their first scripted film venture was Nyad, a biopic chronicling Diana Nyad's quest to be the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida. Vasarhelyi grew up in New York City, and is the daughter of Marina Vasarhelyi, a college administrator, and Miklós Vásárhelyi, a college professor. Her father is a Hungarian-born Brazilian and her mother is from Hong Kong. Vasarhelyi is a graduate of The Brearley School. She holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University.
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Filmography
Directing 18 credits
The Rescue
The Rescue
2021 · 80% · Director, Producer
Free Solo
Free Solo
2018 · 80% · Director, Producer
Photographer
Photographer
2024 · Director, Executive Producer
Wild Life
Wild Life
2023 · 66% · Director, Producer
NYAD
NYAD
2023 · 69% · Director
Love+War
Love+War
2025 · 76% · Director, Producer
Endurance
Endurance
2024 · 73% · Director, Producer
Lost in the Jungle
Lost in the Jungle
2025 · 70% · Director, Producer
Meru
Meru
2015 · 75% · Director, Producer, Editor
Return to Space
Return to Space
2022 · 67% · Director, Producer
Everest: The Other Side
Everest: The Other Side
2026 · Director, Writer, Producer
Bartali
Bartali
· Director, Producer
A Normal Life
A Normal Life
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Incorruptible
Incorruptible
2015 · Director
Touba
Touba
2013 · Director
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
2008 · Director, Writer, Producer
Enhanced
Enhanced
2018 · Director
What if He Falls?
What if He Falls?
2018 · Director
Producing 16 credits
The Rescue
The Rescue
2021 · 80% · Director, Producer
Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin
Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin
2022 · Executive Producer
Free Solo
Free Solo
2018 · 80% · Director, Producer
Angel City
Angel City
2023 · Executive Producer
Photographer
Photographer
2024 · Director, Executive Producer
Wild Life
Wild Life
2023 · 66% · Director, Producer
Love+War
Love+War
2025 · 76% · Director, Producer
Endurance
Endurance
2024 · 73% · Director, Producer
Lost in the Jungle
Lost in the Jungle
2025 · 70% · Director, Producer
Meru
Meru
2015 · 75% · Director, Producer, Editor
Return to Space
Return to Space
2022 · 67% · Director, Producer
The Lake
The Lake
2026 · Executive Producer
Everest: The Other Side
Everest: The Other Side
2026 · Director, Writer, Producer
Bartali
Bartali
· Director, Producer
A Normal Life
A Normal Life
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
2008 · Director, Writer, Producer
Writing 4 credits
Everest: The Other Side
Everest: The Other Side
2026 · Director, Writer, Producer
A Normal Life
A Normal Life
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
2008 · Director, Writer, Producer
Into The Unknown
Into The Unknown
· Creator
Acting 3 credits
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953 · 66% · Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
A Normal Life
A Normal Life
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
Other credits 2 credits
Meru
Meru
2015 · 75% · Director, Producer, Editor
A Normal Life
A Normal Life
2003 · Director, Writer, Producer
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