{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65257581305ba80012a0e56d/65d2b34403f1390016988676?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Chai Vasarhelyi on In This World","description":"<h2>From El Capitan in Yosemite to Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand and Meru Peak in the Indian Himalayas,&nbsp;<strong>Chai Vasarhelyi</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Jimmy Chin</strong>&nbsp;(her partner in filmmaking and in life) have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide with intimate, non-fiction portrayals of outdoor athletes pushing themselves to extremes.&nbsp;<strong><em>Free Solo</em></strong>, their 2018 film, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Their first scripted project,&nbsp;<strong><em>Nyad</em></strong>, boasts Oscar-nominated performances from&nbsp;<strong>Annette Benning</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Jodie Foster</strong>.</h2><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>The film that blew Chai’s mind? Michael Winterbottom’s 2002&nbsp;<strong><em>In This World</em></strong>, which blurs the lines of fiction and documentary to convey the story of an Afghani boy’s journey from a Pakistani refugee camp to London.&nbsp;She joins Cooper and Tabitha to explore the finer points of Winterbottom’s film and dives into questions of truth vs fiction, the nuances of working with real-life characters, and how the relationships she cultivates with her participants are essential to her filmmaking craft.</h2><p><br></p>","author_name":"Film That Blew My Mind"}