Oscar-Nominated Docs: Ascension

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 10, 2022

Jessica Kingdon, director, producer, cinematographer, and editor of the Oscar-nominated feature documentary "登楼叹 Ascension", talks about her film and the story it tells about the "Chinese Dream" and today's consumer capitalism.

→Ascension is available for streaming on Paramount Plus.

Click here for interviews with other Oscar-nominated documentary filmmakers.

→Hear interviews with all five nominees in this category here.

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