Name: Ascension
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-10-08
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.9

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About

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.

Theatrical

Oct 8, 2021

Director

Jessica Kingdon

Producers

Kira Simon-Kennedy, David Dolby, Natasha Dolby

Music

Dan Deacon

Studio

XTR, Field of Vision, Mouth Numbing Spicy Crab, The Gotham Film & Media Institute, Chicken & Egg Films, Cinereach, Firelight Media, Sundance Institute, San Francisco Film Society, Visit Films, MTV Documentary Films

Keywords

china factory worker working class sex doll economic inequality economic growth labor rights observational documentary limits to growth chinese dream contemporary development cooperation contemporary