Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Directing · Director · Producer · Writer
Born Jan 1, 1979 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 2003–present · Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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.
Filmography
Bartali — Director · ProducerFree Solo (2018) — Director · ProducerNYAD (2023) — DirectorThe Rescue (2021) — Producer · DirectorReturn to Space (2022) — Director · ProducerMeru (2015) — Director · Editor · ProducerEndurance (2024) — Director · ProducerWild Life (2023) — Director · ProducerEdge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin (2022) — Executive ProducerLost in the Jungle (2025) — Director · ProducerPhotographer (2024) — Director · Executive ProducerLove+War (2025) — Director · ProducerYoussou Ndour: I Bring What I Love (2008) — Director · Writer · ProducerAngel City (2023) — Executive ProducerA Normal Life (2003) — Narrator · Director · Writer · Producer · Cinematography · EditorIncorruptible (2015) — DirectorTouba (2013) — DirectorWhat if He Falls? (2018) — DirectorThe Lake (2026) — Executive ProducerEverest: The Other Side (2026) — Director · Writer · ProducerEnhanced (2018) — DirectorInto The Unknown — Creator