Chris Hegedus

Directing·Apr 22, 1952·USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Quiet Epidemic2022 · Producer	Producer
Das Pfefferminz-Experiment2019 · Director	Director
Half the Picture2018 · Self	Self
Unlocking the Cage2016 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Director, Producer, Director of Photography
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music2010 · Director	Director
Kings of Pastry2009 · Director	Director
The Return of the War Room2008 · Director	Director
Addiction2007 · Director	Director
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl2006 · Director	Director
Al Franken: God Spoke2006 · Director	Director
Only the Strong Survive2002 · Director	Director
Down from the Mountain2001 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Startup.com2001 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock1999 · Director	Director
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg1998 · Director	Director
Moon Over Broadway1997 · Director	Director
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit1996 · Director	Director
Woodstock Diary1994 · Director	Director
The War Room1993 · Director	Director
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music1992 · Director	Director
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll1991 · Director	Director
Depeche Mode 1011989 · Director	Director
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl1989 · Director	Director
Jimi Plays Monterey1987 · Director	Director
Shake! Otis at Monterey1987 · Director	Director
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'1983 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
DeLorean1981 · Producer	Producer
Town Bloody Hall1979 · Director	Director
Alice Cooper1970 · Director	Director