Movies by Chris Hegedus
As part of the cast:
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See What Happens (2003)
Cast: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker, James Carville …
Directed by: Gerold Hofmann
Celebrated New York filmmaking partners D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus -- who have also been a couple for 25 years -- are profiled in this documentary by Gerold Hofmann. The creators of…
As a director:
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Kings of Pastry (2009)
Cast: Jacquy Pfeiffer, Sebastien Canonne, Philippe Rigollot …
Directed by: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
Acclaimed documentarians D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus venture inside the deliciously cutthroat Meilleur Ouvrier de France, the legendary French pastry competition, to capture this…
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Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)
Cast: Al Franken, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity …
Directed by: Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus
After making his mark as an acerbic comedian and writer on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1970s, Al Franken eventually became a loudmouthed liberal spokesman -- and then a U.S. senator --…
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The First Amendment Project (2004)
Cast: Robert Vaughn, Al Franken, Bill O'Reilly …
Directed by: Chris Hegedus, John Walter, Mario Van Peebles …
How the entertainment industry tackles the subject of civil liberties and free speech goes on trial, so to speak, in this documentary by The Sundance Channel and Court TV. Filmmakers Chris…
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Only the Strong Survive (2003)
Cast: Isaac Hayes, Sam Moore, Jerry Butler …
Directed by: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
This documentary captures a reunion of some of the greatest soul singers of the 1960s and '70s, including legendary Stax artists Wilson Pickett, Jerry Butler, Mary Wilson, Carla and…
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Startup.com (2001)
Cast: Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, Tom Herman
Directed by: Jehane Noujaim, Chris Hegedus
From dot-com to dot-bomb, this docudrama follows the charismatic heads of an Internet startup company from their halcyon early days into the quagmire of contentious bickering that occurred…
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Down from the Mountain (2000)
Cast: Evelyn Cox, Ralph Stanley, Sidney Cox …
Directed by: D.A. Pennebaker, Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus …
Label executives and soundtrack producers loved the down-home music of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" so much that they brought it to life as a benefit concert for the Country Music Hall of…
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Moon Over Broadway (1997)
Cast: Philip Bosco, Carol Burnett, Jane Connell …
Directed by: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
Famed documentarians D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus show how a Broadway production comes together from conception to completion in this fascinating account, which details the pressures…
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The War Room (1993)
Cast: James Carville, George Stephanopoulos
Directed by: D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
In this intensely observational documentary, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker examines the inner workings of President Bill Clinton's first White House campaign in the early 1990s, focusing on…
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The War Room (1993)
Cast: James Carville, George Stephanopoulos, Bill Clinton …
Directed by: D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
In this documentary, filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus examine the inner workings of Bill Clinton's first White House campaign in the early 1990s, focusing on the wizardry of…