Free Solo

Free Solo
Free Solo
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi; Jimmy Chin;
Produced by	Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi; Jimmy Chin; Shannon Dill; Evan Hayes;
Starring	Alex Honnold; Sanni McCandless; Jimmy Chin; Tommy Caldwell;
Cinematography	Jimmy Chin; Clair Popkin; Mikey Schaefer;
Edited by	Bob Eisenhardt
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production; companies	National Geographic Documentary Films; Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation; Little Monster Films; Itinerant Media;
Distributed by	National Geographic Documentary Films
Release dates	August 31, 2018 (Telluride); September 28, 2018 (United States);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2 million
Box office	$29.4 million

Free Solo is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin that profiles rock climber Alex Honnold on his quest to perform the first-ever free solo climb of a route on El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park, in June 2017.

The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018, and also screened at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the People's Choice Award in the Documentaries category. It was released in the United States on September 28, 2018 and grossed over $28 million.

The film received acclaim from critics and numerous accolades, including winning Best Documentary Feature at the 91st Academy Awards.

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