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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.
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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1952-04-22
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- school Known for: Directing
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Jimi Plays Monterey
1987-10-16
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Jimi Plays Monterey
1987-10-16
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The War Room
1993-11-03
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The War Room
1993-11-03
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Startup.com
2001-01-21
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Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock
1999-07-06
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Kings of Pastry
2009-11-06
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Only the Strong Survive
2002-01-14
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Only the Strong Survive
2002-01-14
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DeLorean
1981-01-01
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Alice Cooper
1970-01-01
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Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
1973-01-01
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Moon Over Broadway
1997-09-07
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The Return of the War Room
2008-10-13
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Town Bloody Hall
1979-04-03
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Startup.com
2001-01-21
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Al Franken: God Spoke
2006-01-01
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Al Franken: God Spoke
2006-01-01
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Depeche Mode 101
1989-04-27
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Al Franken: God Spoke
2006-01-01
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Sweet Toronto
1971-11-22
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Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006-04-01
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Unlocking the Cage
2016-01-25
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Depeche Mode 101
1989-04-27
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The Quiet Epidemic
2022-12-02
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Energy War
1977-01-01
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Woodstock Diary
1994-08-14
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Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992-03-10
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Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992-03-10
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Unlocking the Cage
2016-01-25
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Unlocking the Cage
2016-01-25
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Addiction
2007-03-15
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Down from the Mountain
2001-06-05
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Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
2024-06-28
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Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1991-01-01
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Down from the Mountain
2001-06-05
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Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989-03-13
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Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989-03-13
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Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989-03-13
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DeLorean
1981-01-01
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Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1996-09-12
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Das Pfefferminz-Experiment
2019-12-14
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The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2010-05-15
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Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983-11-23
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Meat the Future
2020-06-16
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Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1998-01-01
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Town Bloody Hall
1979-04-03
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Startup.com
2001-01-21
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Only the Strong Survive
2002-01-14
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Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987-10-16
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Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987-10-16
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Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983-11-23
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Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983-11-23
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Depeche Mode 101
1989-04-27
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Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean
2021-07-30