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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.
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.
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.
Jan 13, 2022 · After four years shooting her witty, eye-popping documentary about the Chinese economy, director Jessica Kingdon grabbed the last scenes in December 2019.
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.
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 ...
Jan 11, 2022 · The paradox of modern China is at the heart of 2020 Film Independent Documentary Lab Fellow Jessica Kingdon’s Ascension, released last year and currently nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award.
Feb 1, 2022 · The Oscar-shortlisted film, directed by Jessica Kingdon, creates a nuanced portrait of contemporary China, with emphasis on its increasingly stratified class system. Ascension begins with...
Mar 27, 2022 · An instant classic, Jennifer Kingdon's remarkable essay film offers a window into a nation's soul, observing the Chinese Dream from the bottom up. By Peter Debruge.
