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 This week, Andy talks to the director (Jessica Kingdon) and producer (Kira Simon-Kennedy) of the new film Ascension, a documentary about working life in contemporary China. Ascension has received critical acclaim and has garnered major awards and nominations, including being shortlisted for the Academy Awards! The film features scenes of everyday working life in a period when the government has begun promoting the "Chinese Dream", ranging from sex doll and textile factories to educating school and social media influencers to luxurious parks. aquatic and tropical resorts. Together, these scenes raise provocative questions about China's incredibly rapid development, the uneven pace of upward mobility, and whether China is an exotic outlier or a recognizably modern society, comparable to life in the US and other societies in around the world. Director: Denys Kolesnikov Writers: Denys Kolesnikov, Anastasiya Volkova Stars: Anastasiya Pustovit, Maria Leshchenko Essica and Kira...