DOCUMENTARY FILM // JIMMY CHIN, ALEX HONNOLD
“Alex Honnold’s Free Solo climb should be celebrated as one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever.”
– The New York Times
FREE SOLO
On June 3, 2017, Alex Honnold achieved the unimaginable - free-soloing the El Capitan wall in Yosemite in three hours and 56 minutes. Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold’s rope-less climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death. What began as a very personal goal of his quickly got the attention of the entire world, forcing many to reconsider what's possible.
Entrusted with this unique story, award-winning documentary filmmaker Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin created Free Solo, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream. Free Solo is both an edge-of-your seat thriller and an inspiring portrait of an athlete who exceeded our current understanding of human physical and mental potential. The result is a triumph of the human spirit.
The film quickly became one of the highest grossing documentary films of all time, and in 2019 received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, as well as a sweep of 6 Emmy categories.
Project Overview:
Project Type: Documentary Film
Distributor: National Geographic Documentary Films
Production: Little Monster
Directors: Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
RXR Talent: Jimmy Chin and Alex Honnold
Awards and Festivals:
BAFTA Film Award Winner: Best Documentary
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Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
