Director
Chris Hegedus
Born 1952 · USA
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.
Directed
Depeche Mode 101
Director · 1989
The War Room
Director · 1993
Jimi Plays Monterey
Director · 1987
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Director · 1987
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
Director · 1999
Startup.com
Director · 2001
Kings of Pastry
Director · 2009
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Director · 1992
Down from the Mountain
Director · 2001
Woodstock Diary
Director · 1994
Unlocking the Cage
Director · 2016
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
Director · 1991
Moon Over Broadway
Director · 1997
Al Franken: God Spoke
Director · 2006
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
Director · 1996
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Director · 1983
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
Director · 2006
Only the Strong Survive
Director · 2002
