Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023

In "Nyad," there are two feats of perseverance on display. First, there is the ceaseless determination of Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) to accomplish a marathon swim from Cuba to Florida across 103 miles of open, shark-infested waters. Then there is the mettle of Nyad's support team to tolerate...

Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023

The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) will open on Thursday, October 5, with the East Coast premiere of Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s NYAD. The film, which is set to be released by Netflix later this year, marks the narrative feature directorial debut for the...

Tuesday, May. 25, 2021

Stept Studios has added Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin--the filmmakers behind Free Solo, the Best Documentary Feature Oscar winner in 2019--to its commercial roster of talent for US representation. Prior to joining Stept, Vasarhelyi and Chin were handled in the ad arena by...

Tuesday, Jun. 25, 2019

Rock climber Alex Honnold meticulously chalked his hands before pulling himself up to the thin ledge inside the climate-controlled climbing gym. He dangled by his finger tips for a bit and then fell back to the bouncy mat.

Nice and safe. No heart-pounding fear of a 3,000-foot drop, either...

Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2018

The important thing to rock climber Alex Honnold is that the movie screen be big. IMAX, whatever. But big.

It's shortly before the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of "Free Solo," the documentary that chronicles Honnold's legendary, ropeless ascent up Yosemite's El Capitan, a...

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