Chris Hegedus
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Years active | 1970s–present |
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Website | http://www.phfilms.com/ |
Chris Hegedus (born April 23, 1952) is an American
Hegedus was nominated for an
Biography
Hegedus studied Fine Arts at the
In 1977, Hegedus, Pennebaker and Pat Powell co-directed and edited The Energy War, a three-part special for
From this point on, Hegedus and Pennebaker became partners co-directing, shooting, and editing films – they married in 1982.[7] Together, they directed a host of films including: DeLorean, a profile of automobile entrepreneur John DeLorean as he develops his stainless steel gull-winged car in Northern Ireland; Rockaby, a play that Samuel Beckett wrote specifically for their project with his muse, actress Billie Whitelaw; and Moon Over Broadway, a back-stage view of Carol Burnett's tumultuous return to Broadway, which is cited by The New York Times as a "NYT Critics' Pick."[10]
The company has devoted much of its creative energy towards short and feature-length films about music.
In 2000, for
Together with Nick Doob, Hegedus and Pennebaker filmed several specials for
For the
In 2016 Hegedus directed Unlocking the Cage about animal rights attorney Steven M. Wise and the Nonhuman Rights Project's legal challenge for personhood rights for chimpanzees. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival was nominated for an Emmy Award and broadcasts on HBO.
Hegedus has lectured on documentary film in colleges around the country. She taught film at Yale University for eight years and received their Film Studies Award.[5]
Pennebaker Hegedus Films
Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker co-founded the company Pennebaker Hegedus Films.[20] The company is managed by Frazer Pennebaker who has served as the producer on all of their films since the mid-eighties.[20] In addition to his role as producer, Frazer oversees film distribution and sales for the company.[21]
Process and style
Hegedus and Pennebaker's films are done in the
Filmography
- The Energy War (1977)
- Town Bloody Hall (1979)
- DeLorean (1981) with John DeLorean
- 101 (1989) with Depeche Mode
- The War Room (1993)
- Woodstock Diary (1994)
- Keine Zeit (1996) with German artist Marius Müller-Westernhagen
- Victoria Williams – Happy Come Home (1997) with singer Victoria Williams
- Moon Over Broadway (1997)
- Bessie (1998)
- Down from the Mountain (2000)
- Startup.com (2001)
- Bessie (1998)
- Only the Strong Survive (2002)
- Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (2004) Emmy-winning portrait of Elaine Stritch
- Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)
- Rock N Roll Music, a film involving Chuck Berry
- Kings of Pastry (2009)
- Unlocking the Cage (2016)
References
- ^ a b "NY Times: The War Room". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Chris Hegedus Biography". PBS. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Kings of Pastry: Chris Hegedus Biography". PBS. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Kings of Pastry". Pennebaker Hegedus Films.
- ^ a b "Chris Hegedus". About.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ^ "Filmbug Biography: Chris Hegedus". Filmbug. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Chris Hegedus Biography". Pennebaker Hegedus Films.
- ^ "Norman Mailer's Snarling Encounter with Feminism, Restaged In Trump's America" by Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, February 23, 2017
- ^ "The Energy War". Pennebaker Hegedus Films.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (18 February 1998). "NY Times Film Review: Moon Over Broadway". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "Pennebaker Hegedus Films History". Pennebaker Hegedus Films.
- ^ "D. A. Pennebaker". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ a b "History". Pennebaker Hegedus Films.
- ^ Melodi', Gatsby. "Only The Strong Survive". Afro American Syndicate. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "New Video Chris Hegedus Biography". New Video. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "Nick Doob Biography". Pennebaker Hegedus Films.
- ^ "Chris Hegedus Kings of Pastry Bio". PBS POV Films. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Al Franken: God Spoke". Movie Fone. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Pitchfork: D.A. Pennebaker to Direct the National
- ^ a b c Weinreich, Regina (15 February 1998). "Independent Film Maker Keeps the Process All in the Family". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Frazer Pennebaker Biography". Pennebaker Hegedus Films.