Free Solo

21st TDF: Greek Premiere

El Capitan is a granite monolith in Yosemite National Park, California USA. The vertical rock formation, about 3,000 ft from base to summit along its tallest face, is a popular challenge for rock climbers. The documentary follows Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite’s El Capitan Wall, completing with no ropes nor safety gear the greatest feat in rock climbing history. The film will be screened on National Geographic on 6 March, at 21:00. National Geographic is available in Greece through Cosmote TV, Nova, Vodafone TV, and Wind Vision.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin

Cinematography: Jimmy Chin, Clair Popkin, Mikey Schaefer

Editing: Bob Eisenhardt

Sound: Deborah Wallach, Filipe Messeder,

Music: Marco Beltrami

Actors: Tommy Caldwell

Production: Little Monster Films, National Geographic, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation

Producers: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Evan Hayes, Shannon Dill

Executive producer: Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Tim Pastore, Matt Renner

Camera: Chris Alstrin, Matthew Irving

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: USA

Production Year: 2018

Duration: 97΄

Contact: National Geographic

Awards/Distinctions: Best Documentary – Bafta Awards 2019, Audience Award – Mill Valley FF 2018, People's Choice Award – Toronto IFF 2018, Audience Award – Virginia FF 2018, Capri Documentary Award-Capri Hollywood 2018, Oscar for Best Documentary Feature-Academy Awards