
Chris Hegedus
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.
Acting (1 movie)
Directing (27 movies)

Jimi Plays Monterey
1987

The War Room
1993

Startup.com
2001

Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
1999

Kings of Pastry
2009

Only the Strong Survive
2002

Alice Cooper
1970

Moon Over Broadway
1997

The Return of the War Room
2008

Town Bloody Hall
1979

Depeche Mode 101
1989

Al Franken: God Spoke
2006

Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006

Unlocking the Cage
2016

Energy War
1977

Woodstock Diary
1994

Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992

Addiction
2007

Down from the Mountain
2001

Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1991

Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989

Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1996

Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
2019

The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2010

Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1998

Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| DeLorean | 1981 | Producer | 
| DeLorean | 1981 | Executive Producer | 
| Startup.com | 2001 | Producer | 
| Unlocking the Cage | 2016 | Producer | 
| Meat the Future | 2020 | Executive Producer | 
| The Quiet Epidemic | 2022 | Producer | 
| Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World | 2023 | Executive Producer | 
