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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ( / ˌvɑːsəˈrɛli / VAH-sə-REL-ee; [1] born 1977 or 1978) [2] 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.
“A riveting crowd-pleaser” and a New York Times Critic’s Pick. Golden Globe Awards Nominees Annette Bening and Jodie Foster star in Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s NYAD. Watch now on Netflix.
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi was born on 30 December 1978 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and director, known for The Rescue (2021), Free Solo (2018) and Meru (2015). She has been married to Jimmy Chin since 26 May 2013.
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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi- Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin at an event for The Oscars (2024)
- Evan Hayes, Shannon Dill, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, and Jimmy Chin at an event for The Oscars (2019)
- Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin at an event for The Oscars (2019)
- Shannon Dill, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, and Jimmy Chin at an event for The Oscars (2019)
- Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin at an event for 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards (2016)
Little Monster Films is an Academy®, BAFTA®, and multiple Emmy® Award-winning production company founded by Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. We are committed to telling character-driven stories underneath the backdrop of thrilling and otherworldly visuals in both our documentary and scripted projects.
Free Solo is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin that profiles rock climber Alex Honnold on his quest to perform the first-ever free solo climb of a route on El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park, in June 2017.
Oct 6, 2021 · For their heart-pounding documentary, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin faced a thorny tangle of rights, permissions and personalities.
Sep 12, 2021 · The co-director of 'Free Solo' and 'The Rescue' talks about her latest film, which uses never-before-seen footage and interviews to tell the story of the 2018 Thai cave rescue. She reveals how she and Jimmy Chin found the footage, why they used reenactments, and why they did not include the boys' voices.
