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.
Filmography
all 40
Movies 39
Director 30
Producer 4
self 4
TV Shows 1
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World (2024)
The Quiet Epidemic (2022)
DeLorean: Back from the Future (2021)
Meat the Future (2020)
Unlocking the Cage (2016)
Kings of Pastry (2009)
Addiction (2007)
Only the Strong Survive (2002)
Startup.com (2001)
Moon Over Broadway (1997)
Woodstock Diary (1994)
The War Room (1993)
Depeche Mode 101 (1989)
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl (1989)
Jimi Plays Monterey (1987)
DeLorean (1981)
Town Bloody Hall (1979)
Energy War (1977)
Alice Cooper (1970)
The First Amendment Project
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Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Birthday1952-04-23 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceUSA
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsDirectors Guild of America Award
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