Chris Hegedus

Chris Hegedus

Directing
Born 1952-04-22 USA 36 credits Directors Guild of America 1

Awards

Won 1 Directors Guild of America Award

Directors Guild of America 1 won

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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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Filmography
Directing 25 credits
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1996 · Director
Jimi Plays Monterey
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987 · Director, Editor
The War Room
The War Room
1993 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Editor
Down from the Mountain
Down from the Mountain
2001 · Director, Director of Photography
The Energy War
The Energy War
1979 · Director
Depeche Mode 101
Depeche Mode 101
1989 · Director, Editor
Kings of Pastry
Kings of Pastry
2009 · Director
Startup.com
Startup.com
2001 · Director, Editor
Woodstock Diary
Woodstock Diary
1994 · Director
Moon Over Broadway
Moon Over Broadway
1997 · Director
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987 · Editor, Director
Town Bloody Hall
Town Bloody Hall
1979 · Director, Editor
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006 · Director
The Return of the War Room
The Return of the War Room
2008 · Director
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
1999 · Director
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983 · Director, Director of Photography
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
1970 · Director
Unlocking the Cage
Unlocking the Cage
2016 · Director, Producer
Addiction
Addiction
2007 · Director
Only the Strong Survive
Only the Strong Survive
2002 · Director, Editor
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1991 · Director
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2010 · Director
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992 · Editor, Director
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1998 · Director
Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
2019 · Director
Other credits 14 credits
Sweet Toronto
Sweet Toronto
1971 · Editor
Jimi Plays Monterey
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987 · Director, Editor
The War Room
The War Room
1993 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Editor
Down from the Mountain
Down from the Mountain
2001 · Director, Director of Photography
Depeche Mode 101
Depeche Mode 101
1989 · Director, Editor
Startup.com
Startup.com
2001 · Director, Editor
Al Franken: God Spoke
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006 · Editor, Camera Operator
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987 · Editor, Director
Town Bloody Hall
Town Bloody Hall
1979 · Director, Editor
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983 · Director, Director of Photography
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989 · Camera Operator, Editor
Only the Strong Survive
Only the Strong Survive
2002 · Director, Editor
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
1973 · Editor
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992 · Editor, Director
Producing 6 credits
Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean
Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean
2021 · Producer
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
2023 · Executive Producer
DeLorean
DeLorean
1981 · Producer, Executive Producer
The Quiet Epidemic
The Quiet Epidemic
2022 · Producer
Unlocking the Cage
Unlocking the Cage
2016 · Director, Producer
Meat the Future
Meat the Future
2020 · Executive Producer
Acting 4 credits
Born in Flames
Born in Flames
1983 · ★ 6.1 · Camera Operator
Half the Picture
Half the Picture
2018 · Self
Al Franken: God Spoke
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006 · Editor, Camera Operator
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989 · Camera Operator, Editor
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