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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

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 Vas

Born

Jan 01, 1979

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Directing

Movies

2 acting

35 crew

Popularity

1.0

Everest: The Other Side
Everest: The Other Side
2026 • as Self
A Normal Life
A Normal Life
2003 • as Narrator
★ 8.0