Ascension
Ascension

Movie·2021·1h 37m

Ascension

Country

United States of America

Language

Norwegian

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The Story

The film explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing—and sometimes humorous—imagery, this observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.

Producer

Jessica Kingdon, Kathryn Everett

Cinematography

Jessica Kingdon

Music

Dan Deacon

Editor

Jessica Kingdon

Themes

factory workerchinaworking classsex dolleconomic inequalityeconomic growthlabor rightsobservational documentarylimits to growthchinese dreamcontemporary development cooperationcontemporary

Production House

XTR
Field of Vision
Mouth Numbing Spicy Crab
The Gotham Film & Media Institute
Chicken & Egg Films
Cinereach

Audience Score

69%

79 votes

Skip10%
Timepass24%
Go for it38%
Perfection28%

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Crew

Jessica Kingdon

Jessica Kingdon

Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer

Kathryn Everett

Executive Producer

Ryan Kampe

Executive Producer

Andy Hsieh

Executive Producer

Natasha Dolby

Executive Producer

Kira Simon-Kennedy

Producer

Tony Hsieh

Executive Producer

David Dolby

Executive Producer

Justin Lacob

Justin Lacob

Executive Producer

Bryn Mooser

Executive Producer

Nathan Truesdell

Nathan Truesdell

Producer, Director of Photography

Dan Deacon

Dan Deacon

Original Music Composer

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