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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Actor, Producer, Director

Born January 1, 1979 in USA

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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.

17 wins and 25 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

11

Type

Year

In Three Poster

In Three TV Series2021

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2019

Magic Hour TV Series2018

That Moment When Poster

That Moment When TV Series2018

Hollywood First Look Features Poster

Hollywood First Look Features TV Series2017

31st Film Independent Spirit Awards Poster

31st Film Independent Spirit Awards TV Special2016

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter Poster

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter TV Series2015

CBS This Morning Poster

CBS This Morning TV Series2012

Op-Docs TV Series2011

A Normal Life Poster

A Normal Life Documentary2003

CBS News Sunday Morning Poster

CBS News Sunday Morning TV Series1979

Producer

15

Type

Year

Photographer Poster

Photographer TV Series2024

Angel City Poster

Angel City TV Series2023

Wild Life Poster

Wild Life Feature Film2023

Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin Poster

Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin TV Series2022

Return to Space Poster

Return to Space Feature Film2022

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible Poster

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible Feature Film2021

The Rescue Poster

The Rescue Feature Film2021

Free Solo Poster

Free Solo Documentary2018

Free Solo 360 Documentary2018

The Fourth Phase Poster

The Fourth Phase Documentary2016

Incorruptible Poster

Incorruptible Documentary2015

Meru Documentary2015

Touba Documentary2013

Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Poster

Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Documentary2008

A Normal Life Poster

A Normal Life Documentary2003

Director

15

Type

Year

Photographer Poster

Photographer TV Series2024

Nyad Feature Film2023

Wild Life Poster

Wild Life Feature Film2023

Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin Poster

Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin TV Series2022

Return to Space Poster

Return to Space Feature Film2022

The Rescue Poster

The Rescue Feature Film2021

Enhanced Poster

Enhanced TV Series2018

Free Solo Poster

Free Solo Documentary2018

Abstract: The Art of Design Poster

Abstract: The Art of Design TV Series2017

Incorruptible Poster

Incorruptible Documentary2015

Meru Documentary2015

Touba Documentary2013

Op-Docs TV Series2011

Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Poster

Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Documentary2008

A Normal Life Poster

A Normal Life Documentary2003

Thanks

5

Type

Year

American Symphony Poster

American Symphony Feature Film2023

A Private War Poster

A Private War Feature Film2018

Blood Road Poster

Blood Road Documentary2017

Reel Rock Poster

Reel Rock TV Series2017

Lenny Cooke Poster

Lenny Cooke Documentary2013

Writer

2

Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Poster

Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Documentary2008

A Normal Life Poster

A Normal Life Documentary2003

Other Crew

1

Closer Feature Film2004

Cinematographer

1

A Normal Life Poster

A Normal Life Documentary2003

Editor

1

A Normal Life Poster

A Normal Life Documentary2003

Camera and Electrical Department

1

Incorruptible Poster

Incorruptible Documentary2015

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