Chris Hegedus

Chris Hegedus

1952-04-22 USA 35 Credits

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 fo...

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Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World

Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World

2023

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Little Richard, The Doors, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, and other legendary musicians performed at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll...

The Quiet Epidemic

The Quiet Epidemic

2022

Producer

9.0
Producing

A diagnosis of Chronic Lyme disease lands patients in the middle of a contentious medical debate and sparks an explosive investigation dating back to ...

Meat the Future

Meat the Future

2020

Executive Producer

4.5
Producing

Meat the Future ushers the viewer into a world vexed by the impacts of modern day industrial animal agriculture and zeros in on a solution-focused sto...

Das Pfefferminz-Experiment

Das Pfefferminz-Experiment

2019

Director

Directing
Half the Picture

Half the Picture

2018

as Self

6.6
Acting

At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.

Unlocking the Cage

Unlocking the Cage

2016

Director, Director of Photography, Producer

6.8
Directing Producing

Renowned filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow determined animal rights activist Steven Wise into the courtroom for an unprecedented batt...

The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

2010

Director

Directing

Concert documentary of The National's performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2010, interspersed with interview footage of the band.

Kings of Pastry

Kings of Pastry

2009

Director

6.9
Directing

The collar awarded to the winners of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France) is more than the ultimate recognition for every pastry ...

The Return of the War Room

The Return of the War Room

2008

Director

5.7
Directing

Those who played prominent roles in Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign return to discuss how politics and the media have changed since that time.

Addiction

Addiction

2007

Director

5.3
Directing

Assembled by some of the nation's top documentary filmmakers, this centerpiece film in HBO's 'Addiction' campaign features insights from experts on tr...

Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

2006

Director

6.6
Directing

Emmy-winning actor-comedian Robert Wuhl assumes the role of college professor in this hilarious history lesson conducted in front of an audience of ac...

Al Franken: God Spoke

Al Franken: God Spoke

2006

Camera Operator, Editor, Director

6.9
Directing

Join filmmaking duo Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob as their cameras follow Franken to book signings, campaign rallies and the launch of Air America Radio...

Only the Strong Survive

Only the Strong Survive

2002

Editor, Director, Camera Operator

6.5
Directing

A film featuring the veteran soul music artists and music of Stax Records. It tells the story of soul, a musical genre that was to have a major influe...

Down from the Mountain

Down from the Mountain

2001

Director, Director of Photography

7.6
Directing

On May 24, 2000, the historic Ryman Auditorium was booked to offer Nashvillians an evening of sublime beauty. Label executives and soundtrack producer...

Startup.com

Startup.com

2001

Director, Editor, Producer

6.7
Directing Producing

Friends since high school, 20-somethings Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman have an idea: a Web site for people to conduct business with municipal gov...

Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock

Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock

1999

Director

7.9
Directing

Nine o'clock on Monday morning, August 18, 1969: while the work force was starting the day, Jimi Hendrix was taking the stage at Woodstock. While hund...

Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

1998

Director

Directing

Interviews and footage document the life and work of dancer Bessie Schonberg.

Moon Over Broadway

Moon Over Broadway

1997

Director

8.0
Directing

A documentary portrait of the backstage efforts to stage the play Moon Over Buffalo on Broadway.

Westernhagen: Keine Zeit

Westernhagen: Keine Zeit

1996

Director

8.0
Directing
Woodstock Diary

Woodstock Diary

1994

Director

9.2
Directing

Woodstock Diary was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25th anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD wit...

The War Room

The War Room

1993

Director, Editor

6.9
Directing

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin doctors James Carville and George Stephan...

Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music

Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music

1992

Director, Editor

8.0
Directing

A pioneer in the world of rock-'n'-roll guitar, Chuck Berry has created a legacy that spans decades. Berry performs some of his greatest hits and all-...

Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll

Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll

1991

Director

7.0
Directing

Although he only had three Top 10 hits, Jerry Lee Lewis is considered one of the most influential artists of the early days of rock 'n' roll. Experien...

Depeche Mode 101

Depeche Mode 101

1989

Director, Editor, Camera Operator

8.0
Directing

A fascinating documentary focusing on backstage realities of art and business during the British synthesizer band's 1988 American tour.

Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl

Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl

1989

Camera Operator, Director, Editor

Directing

Depeche Mode's famous 101st and final concert of the 1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Jimi Plays Monterey

Jimi Plays Monterey

1987

Editor, Director

7.4
Directing

Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the most radical and legendary live shows ever. Virtu...

Shake! Otis at Monterey

Shake! Otis at Monterey

1987

Editor, Director

7.2
Directing

Renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his ascendancy, singing at the historic Monterey International Pop Festival in...

Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

1983

Director, Director of Photography, Editor

7.0
Directing

The filmmakers accompany Alan Schneider, director of the American premieres of most of Beckett's plays, and producer Daniel Labeille to the home of Bi...

Born in Flames

Born in Flames

1983

Camera Operator

6.1

In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality r...

DeLorean

DeLorean

1981

Producer, Executive Producer

Producing

In 1973, John DeLorean was most likely going to be the next president of General Motors, when he turned his back on his $650,000 a year job and focuse...

Town Bloody Hall

Town Bloody Hall

1979

Director, Editor

5.8
Directing

Norman Mailer and a panel of feminists — Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and Diana Trilling — debate the issue of Women's Liberati...

Energy War

Energy War

1977

Director

Directing

Documentary feature. 16mm; color; sound.

Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

1973

Editor

Keep On Rockin', aka Little Richard: Keep On Rockin' (USA video title) is a film of a 1969 Little Richard concert at the Sweet Toronto Peace Festival,...

Sweet Toronto

Sweet Toronto

1971

Editor

5.8

Sweet Toronto is a documentary by D.A. Pennebaker of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, a one day festival held September 13, 1969 at Varsity Stadium ...

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

1970

Director

Directing

Alice Cooper and band’s first performance, organized by his friend Frank Zappa, at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival in 1969.