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Jessica Kingdon is a Chinese American director and producer. [1] She was nominated for the 2022 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for directing the documentary Ascension . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Oct 8, 2021 · “I was brainstorming different factories to shoot in,” explains Jessica Kingdon, director of the documentary Ascension, about China’s industrial supply chain. “I thought about how...
Ascension (Chinese: 登楼叹; pinyin: Dēnglóu tàn) is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Jessica Kingdon. It follows the pursuit of the Chinese dream through the social classes, prioritizing productivity and innovation.
Ascension: Directed by Jessica Kingdon. The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the "Chinese Dream." This observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.
Ascension 登楼叹 is a documentary. Past Festivals: Tribeca ~ June 12 Camden ~ September 17 Calgary ~ September 25 & October 1 Zurich ~ September 26,29,30 & October 3 LA Asian Pacific Film Festival ~ September 26 Vermont ~ October 9 & 10 Tacoma ~ October 9 & 13 Hamptons ~ October 10 Warsaw ~ October 8-17 Tall Grass ~ October 21
Mar 8, 2022 · As Jessica Kingdon made eight trips to China to shoot her first feature “Ascension,” a meditational look at China’s factory life and consumer society, she didn’t imagine a large audience ...
Oct 8, 2021 · Near the final throes of director Jessica Kingdon ’s shockingly incisive, observational nonfiction feature debut “Ascension,” a young woman, presumably a social media influencer, poses for an impromptu photo session in the grounds of a luxurious hotel.
