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Jessica Kingdon

Jessica Kingdon

Chinese American director and producer

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]

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Career

Kingdon received her BA from Columbia University in 2009 and her MA in media studies from The New School in 2014.[4][5][6]

She directed the 2017 documentary Commodity City, which focuses on the lives of Chinese wholesalers in Yiwu International Trade City, the world's largest wholesale market.[5] The documentary won Best Documentary Short in the 2018 Ashland Independent Film Festival.[7]

Her documentary, Ascension, looks at China's growing economic progress and increasing economic divide against the backdrop of the pursuit of the Chinese Dream.[8][9][10] The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 12, 2021, and received critical acclaim.[11][12] The film was nominated for an Academy Award, a Gotham Award,[13] five Cinema Eye Honors,[14] a Directors Guild of America Award,[15] a Producers Guild of America Award,[16] and six Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.[17] The Chinese title of the documentary was inspired by a 1912 poem written by her great-great-grandfather, a member of the South Society who participated in the 1911 Revolution.[18]

Kingdon was named one of the "25 new faces of independent film" by Filmmaker magazine.[19] She was also named to the 2020 "40 under 40" list by Doc NYC.[20]

Personal life

Kingdon is the daughter of hedge fund manager Mark E. Kingdon and financier Anla Cheng, who is a member of the Committee of 100.[21][22] Her father is Jewish and her mother is Chinese.[23]

Kingdon is married to filmmaker Nathan Truesdell.[24]

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    Dollar, Steve (2022-01-24). "'Ascension' targets workers' struggles and China's economic divide". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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    Lewis, Tyler Coates,Hilary; Coates, Tyler; Lewis, Hilary (2022-01-26). "DGA Awards: 'Succession' Dominates Drama Series Nominees; 'Summer of Soul' and 'The Rescue' Up for Documentary Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    Pedersen, Erik (2022-01-27). "PGA Awards Nominations: 'Licorice Pizza', 'Don't Look Up', 'Dune', 'King Richard' & 'CODA' Among Pics Vying For Marquee Prize". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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    Lattanzio, Ryan (2021-10-18). "'Ascension' and 'Summer of Soul' Lead Critics Choice Documentary Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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    "MTV纪录片首度推出华裔导演新作《登楼叹》-侨报网". www.uschinapress.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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    "'Ascension' Documents China's Haves, Have-Nots, And Everyone In Between – Contenders Film: The Nominees". deadline.com. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
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