Release Date: September 28th, 2018
PG-13 |1 hr 40 min
Plot SummaryAlex Honnold completes the first free solo climb of famed El Capitan's 3,000-foot vertical rock face at Yosemite National Park.
Cast: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Sanni McCandless, Jimmy Chin
Director: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi , Jimmy Chin
Genres: Documentary
Production Co: Little Monster Films, Itinerant Media
Free Solo would be an exceptional piece of filmmaking if it confined itself to the physical poetry of Mr. Honnold’s achievements. But it gets at his inner life too, and goes a long way toward answering the unspoken question of what makes — or allows — him to do what he does. show more
This is in many ways a white-knuckle brand extension for Honnold above all else. Still, the film frequently treads into knotty territory. show more
The result is a documentary that’s fascinated with its subject without being reverent, one that’s beautifully photographed (the way that Vasarhelyi and Chin capture the scale of Honnold’s climb is stunning) without ignoring the horrifying consequences lurking if he fails. show more
