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E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin in Grand Teton National Park
E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin won an Oscar for their work capturing climber Alex Honnold’s historic ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan. J.D. Simkins – February 11, 2021 | Updated February 17, 2021
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The creative team behind the 2019 Oscar-winning documentary
Free Solo has unveiled a full slate of projects theyâre set to take on.
E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, the filmmaking duo who captured climber Alex Honnoldâs historic ascent of Yosemiteâs El Capitanâa death-defying feat he accomplished in just 3 hours and 56 minutesârecently confirmed plans for four upcoming projects through Nat Geo, including a 10-episode miniseries, two feature length documentaries, and a one-hour pilot special, the website Deadline first anno
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Nat Geo has brought in
Free Solo directors
E. Chai Vasarhelyi and
Jimmy Chin to take over an upcoming Thai cave rescue documentary about the 2018 rescue of a boys soccer team that became trapped inside a flooded cave in Thailand.
One Day in September filmmaker
Kevin Macdonald had originally been attached to direct the doc, but Macdonald has left the project due to timing issues.
The Wrap is reporting that Nat Geo has brought in
Free Solo fiilmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin to handle an upcoming documentary about the 2018 Thai cave rescue, replacing Kevin Macdonald. In a statement, Nat Geo said that “Vasarhelyi and Chin will bring their signature filmmaking and nuanced character portraits to the against-all-odds story of the dramatic 2018 rescue of a boys soccer team trapped deep inside a flooded cave in Thailand. With exclusive access and never-before-seen footage from the rescue, the film tells the story of the cave divers who challenged the limits of hu
Oscar-winning
Free Solo filmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have partnered again with National Geographic on four new unscripted projects, the network revealed today (Feb. 9) as part of its Television Critics Association winter press tour.
Nat Geo also announced a partnership with acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter (
The Way I See It,
John Lewis: Good Trouble) and Trailblazer Studios for a feature documentary on the Tulsa Massacre.
Vasarhelyi (pictured left) and Chin (right) will serve as directors for their slate of projects, comprising two feature films, a 10-part series and a one-hour pilot, all produced by their Little Monster Films banner.