About

Known credits:
33
Birthday:
1979-01-01
Place of birth:
USA
Website:
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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Overview

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi 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. The film profiled Alex Honnold and his free solo climb of El Capitan in June 2017. Their first scripted film venture was Nyad, a biopic chronicling Diana Nyad's quest to be the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida.

Vasarhelyi grew up in New York City, and is the daughter of Marina Vasarhelyi, a college administrator, and Miklós Vásárhelyi, a college professor. Her father is a Hungarian-born Brazilian and her mother is from Hong Kong. Vasarhelyi is a graduate of The Brearley School. She holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University.

Known for

Acting
2003 A Normal Life Actor Narrator N/A
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Directing
2024 Endurance Directing Director 59
Average
2023 NYAD Directing Director 64
Fair
2023 Wild Life Directing Director 59
Average
2022 Return to Space Directing Director 62
Fair
2021 The Rescue Directing Director 64
Fair
2018 What if He Falls? Directing Director N/A
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2018 Free Solo Directing Director 73
Good
2015 Incorruptible Directing Director 58
Average
2015 Meru Directing Director 63
Fair
2013 Touba Directing Director N/A
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2008 Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Directing Director 59
Average
2003 A Normal Life Directing Director N/A
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Bartali Directing Director N/A
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Eruption Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2008 Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Writing Writer 59
Average
2003 A Normal Life Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2024 Endurance Production Producer 59
Average
2024 Photographer Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2023 Angel City Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2023 Wild Life Production Producer 59
Average
2022 Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2022 Return to Space Production Producer 62
Fair
2021 The Rescue Production Producer 64
Fair
2018 Free Solo Production Producer 73
Good
2015 Meru Production Producer 63
Fair
2008 Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Production Producer 59
Average
2003 A Normal Life Production Producer N/A
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Bartali Production Producer N/A
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Eruption Production Producer N/A
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Crew
2003 A Normal Life Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2015 Meru Editing Editor 63
Fair
2003 A Normal Life Editing Editor N/A
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