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Jessica Kingdon is a Chinese American director and producer. She was nominated for the 2022 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for directing the documentary Ascension.
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 China’s...
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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.
Nov 15, 2021 · 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.
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Jessica Kingdon is a Chinese-American documentary director/producer named one of “25 New Faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine and selected for the DOC NYC “40 Under 40” list. She is currently directing Untitled Animal Project, supported by Sandbox Films and Impact Partners.
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.
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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 ...
