Chris Hegedus
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 22, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
Movie · Director
Unlocking the Cage
Movie · Director
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
Movie · Director
Kings of Pastry
Movie · Director
The Return of the War Room
Movie · Director
Addiction
Movie · Director
Al Franken: God Spoke
Movie · Director
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
Movie · Director
Only the Strong Survive
Movie · Director
Startup.com
Movie · Director
Down from the Mountain
Movie · Director
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
Movie · Director
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
Movie · Director
Moon Over Broadway
Movie · Director
Storyville
TV · Director · 1 ep
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
Movie · Director
Woodstock Diary
Movie · Director
The War Room
Movie · Director
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Movie · Director
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
Movie · Director
Depeche Mode: 101
Movie · Director
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Movie · Director
Jimi Plays Monterey
Movie · Director
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Movie · Director
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Movie · Director
Town Bloody Hall
Movie · Director
The Energy War
TV · Director · 3 eps
Alice Cooper
Movie · Director