After winning the Best Documentary Film Award and the Albert Maysles Award for best new documentary director at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and numerous other accolades, “Ascension,” the documentary feature directed and produced MA Media Studies alum Jessica Kingdon has been nominated for the 2022 Oscar for best documentary feature film.nnJessica was also recently interviewed by Vogue magazine.nn nnhttps://womenandhollywood.com/tribeca-2021-women-directors-meet-jessica-kingdon-ascension/
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Alum Elisa Levine’s Documentary Sweetheart Deal In Theaters This Fall
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