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 Document: Free Solo

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