Chris Hegedus
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
DirectingBirthday
April 22, 1952Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
33Place of birth
USA
Cast credits
Crew credits
Jimi Plays Monterey
Director, Editor
The War Room
Editor, Director
Startup.com
Director, Producer, Editor
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
Director
Only the Strong Survive
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
Kings of Pastry
Director
DeLorean
Producer, Executive Producer
Moon Over Broadway
Director
The Return of the War Room
Director
Town Bloody Hall
Director, Editor
Depeche Mode: 101
Director, Editor
Al Franken: God Spoke
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
Woodstock Diary
Director
Unlocking the Cage
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Energy War
Director
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Director, Editor
Addiction
Director
Down from the Mountain
Director, Director of Photography
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
Director
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
DirectorImages
