Starting today, Hulu subscribers can now stream the Academy Award winning documentary, Free Solo on the digital platform.
What’s happening:
- Free Solo, the Academy Award winning Best Documentary Feature highlighting soloist climber Alex Honnold, is now available to stream on Hulu.
- From documentary filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, Free Solo is an unflinching portrait of Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream of climbing El Capitan, the 3,200-foot peak in Yosemite National Park, without a rope.
- This inspiring true story chronicles the trials and tribulations of an athlete striving for success in a near impossible situation.
- Honnold’s journey pushes the boundaries on his body and his spirit, as his quest takes an interesting turn early on in his training he begins to fall in love for the first time, threatening his focus and with it, his life.
- Filmmakers Vasarhelyi and Chin beautifully capture Honnold’s emotional struggles as well as his death-defying climbs.
What they’re saying:
- Lisa Holme, VP of Content Acquisition at Hulu: “Free Solo is a true masterpiece that combines awe-inspiring camerawork with the kind of authentic storytelling that Hulu viewers love. We couldn’t be more excited to partner with our friends at National Geographic Documentary Films to add this extraordinary film to the growing slate of award-winning documentaries available on Hulu.”
Free Solo’s worldwide recognition:
- Free Solo first debuted at the Telluride Film Festival and has screened at more than 30 film festivals around the world, including:
- TIFF
- IDFA
- Adelaide
- Mill Valley Film Festival
- DOC NYC
- Savannah Film Festival
- It is the second highest-grossing documentary of 2018 in the United States and has been honored with:
- BAFTA for Best Documentary Feature
- Three Critics Choice awards
- Three Cinema Eye awards
- ACE award for Best Documentary
- PGA and DGA nominations
- Critically acclaimed Free Solo is yet another addition to Hulu’s library of impactful, conversation-inspiring documentaries.
- With today’s launch on Hulu, Free Solo joins other recent hits like:
- RBG
- Three Identical Strangers
- Fyre Fraud
- Minding the Gap
- Upcoming documentary Ask Dr. Ruth