‘Free Solo’ Directors Chai Vasarhelyi And Jimmy Chin on “Surreal” Awards Run That Could Lead To Emmy Noms

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Free Solo’s path to likely Emmy nominations has been paved with gold—the Oscar kind. The film about mountain climber Alex Honnold’s breathtaking ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan—without ropes—won th…

“It’s just a little surreal,” Chin admits, reflecting on that moment in the Oscar spotlight. “You understand how special it is, from coming up with the right idea to the production networks and a film that works that people embrace, your peers embrace.”'Free Solo' Co-Director/DP Jimmy Chin On Scaling Up For An Oscar Winner - Production Value Video Serieshas not only claimed awards but extraordinary box office returns—a theatrical run lasting months brought in more than $17.

“Over the course of two and a half years you’re trying to sort out what sections of the climb are really critical to the narrative,” Chin explains. “You’re trying to figure out which parts of the climb look the most dramatic. You’re thinking about, in terms of rigging, how difficult it is to get to certain sections…And you’re also figuring out how to get out of the places, and moving in a way that you’re not going to be distracting to Alex.”Honnold could have fallen to his death at any moment.

“If you actually listen to a lot of the audio from the footage, at the end of the clips you’ll hear someone go, ‘Aaahhhhh,’ like a huge breath, because they’re basically hanging on a wall, the harness is totally compressing their diaphragm,” Chin comments. “They’re hanging and they have to hold their breath for the entire shot to keep it stable…They just held their breath for like a minute and half.”contains much more than scintillating mountain climbing shots.

“We watched [the cut] so many times we just honestly kind of became numb to the magnitude of the climb itself and how thrilling it was,” Vasarhelyi tells Deadline. “And I remember watching the film the first time with an audience. Bob and I were like, ‘Oh. Oh. This is terrifying for people. It’s super visceral.’”

 

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