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Who is Conrad Anker? The American 'rock star' climber who discovered George Mallory’s body on Everest

From discovering Mallory to losing his best friend in an avalanche on Shishapangma, Conrad Anker’s career in the mountains is one of extreme highs and lows

Advnture · Mar 3, 2025

‘The stakes are so different’: Endurance filmmaker on finding Ernest Shackleton’s iconic lost ship in a new documentary on Disney Plus

National Geographic’s biggest adventure filmmakers are back with a new documentary about my favorite explorer on Disney Plus.

TechRadar · Nov 1, 2024

National Geographic's 'Photographer' Docuseries Showcases Diverse Photography Talents

Explore the impactful world of renowned photographers in National Geographic's 'Photographer' docuseries by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.

The controversial story behind Diana Nyad’s epic Cuba to Florida swim

New Netflix film tells the incredible story of Diana Nyad’s quest to swim 110 miles over open water without the use of a shark cage

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Nyad: The controversial story behind Diana Nyad’s epic Cuba to Florida swim

New Netflix film tells the incredible story of Diana Nyad’s quest to swim 110 miles over open water without the use of a shark cage

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Is NYAD a true story? Diana Nyad's long-distance swim

The extraordinary story has viewers wanting to know what NYAD is based on

GoodToKnow · Nov 6, 2023

Nyad director talks her new Netflix drama, the astonishing true story, and moving onto narrative features after Free Solo

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and real-life coach Bonnie Stoll discuss the remarkable tale

Total Film · Nov 3, 2023

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‘Free Solo’ filmmakers dive into fiction with thrilling swim drama ‘Nyad’

Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have given audiences thrilling, terrifying front-row seats to incredible feats of human ambition in their documentary work

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

TV tonight: comedians’ moving tribute to Dame Deborah James

A host of entertainers take over the Francis Crick Institute for Stand Up to Cancer. Plus: the ghosts are getting existential. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023

Annette Bening gave Nyad "sharp edges"

"Free Solo" directors discuss diving into narrative filmmaking, spotlighting women "unapologetic for who they are"

Salon · Oct 23, 2023

‘Nyad’: Annette Bening keeps her head above water as the formidable but flawed swimmer

Star’s chemistry with Jodie Foster, as Nyad’s coach and BFF, is movie magic in rousing biopic.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 19, 2023

Making a movie about 64-year-old Diana Nyad’s 110-mile swim: ‘She wasn’t bothered about sharks. The box jellyfish we didn’t know about’

A new drama charts the endurance athlete’s attempts to swim from Havana to Florida, accompanied by former girlfriend Bonnie Stoll and assorted marine predators. It’s a story of friendship, survival – and sharp elbows

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

Movie Review: In 'Nyad,' Jodie Foster swims away with a showcase for Annette Bening

In “Nyad,” there are two feats of perseverance on display

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Nyad review – swim biopic lifted by Annette Bening and Jodie Foster

Two stellar performances add weight to Netflix’s uneven retelling of the story of Diana Nyad, who attempted to swim from Cuba to Florida at the age of 64

The Guardian - US · Sep 14, 2023

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Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

What to stream: Take in 'Wild Life' as well as filmmakers' prior documentaries

Oscar-winning filmmaking team Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi, who won the Academy Award for best documentary for their 2018 film “Free Solo,” have a new film available to stream this week. “Wild Life,” which premieres on National Geographic channel May 25, and streams on Disney+ and Hulu May 26, follows…

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2023

Our pick of 10 of the best documentaries by women to watch on International Women’s Day

From films covering subjects that range from families to war, these extraordinary documentaries will inspire and illuminate

Bangkok Post · Oct 11, 2022

A daring mission

This year seems to be one of clarification for those still curious about what happened during the gruelling rescue operation of a lost soccer team at Tham Luang Cave four years ago. There have been plenty of movies and documentaries covering this topic, from Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin's…

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022

Thirteen Lives review – Ron Howard’s Thai cave-rescue saga told with non-Hollywood heroics

Howard gives this stunning true story the Apollo 13 treatment but swerves Elon Musk’s grotesque ‘pedo’ comment

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Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

Netflix’s ‘Return To Space’ explores NASA-SpaceX efforts to send American astronauts into space

Doug Hurley says it was no big deal when he and fellow astronaut Bob Behnken were told that a documentary film crew would be shadowing their 2020 flight to the International Space Station.

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