Title:
Ascension / MTV Documentary Films presents ; a film by Jessica Kingdon ; produced by Kira Simon-Kennedy, Jessica Kingdon, Nathan Truesdell ; in association with XTR, Firelight Media, Chicken & Egg Pictures.
Edition:
Widescreen.
Publication Information:
[New York] : Grasshopper Film, [2022]
©2022
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container; spine title also in Chinese.
This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all players or drives.
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2021.
Special features: Q&A with filmmakers following the world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival; theatrical trailer.
DVD, wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1.
Summary:
Nominated for Best Documentary by the Director's Guild, Producer's Guild, Independent Spirit Awards, and Gotham Awards, and winner of Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, this film explores the paradoxical pursuit of wealth and progress in China. Loosely structured around the distinct social and economic classes that divide the nation, this extraordinary documentary follows factory workers, middle class consumers and elites as they chase the elusive "Chinese dream" through staggering observations of labor, consumerism and wealth. In cinematically exploring the aspiration that drives today's People's Republic of China, the film plunges into universal paradoxes of economic progress.
Language Note:
Mandarin dialogue; English subtitles.
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:
Cinematography, Jessica Kingdon, Nathan Truesdell ; editor, Jessica Kingdon ; music, Dan Deacon.
OCLC Number:
on1306161683
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1