Free Solo took home an Oscar for Best Documentary at the 91st Annual Academy Awards this past Sunday, February 24, 2019. Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, the husband and wife team who directed the film, clearly looked shocked as they accepted the award.
During their acceptance speech, Chai Vasarhelyi said, “this film is for everyone who believes in the impossible.”
Free Solo follows rock climber Alex Honnold’s attempt to climb Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan without the use of ropes.