Jimmy Chin

Academy Award-winning director and producer

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Climber; director, producer and cinematographer on Meru

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“Wild Life” doc directors Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi on mortality, making the film, its parallels with their own lives.

‘Wild Life’: A love story, on and off camera

“Wild Life” doc directors Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi on mortality, making the film, its parallels with their own lives.

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‘The Rescue’ dives into the international effort to save 12 Thai boys and their coach in 2018

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The film “   Free Solo   ” follows world-class climber Alex Honnold in his quest to do the unimaginable: Climb Yosemite’s 3,200 foot El Capitan without a rope or any other kind of…

The Document: Free Solo

The film “ Free Solo ” follows world-class climber Alex Honnold in his quest to do the unimaginable: Climb Yosemite’s 3,200 foot El Capitan without a rope or any other kind of…

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