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Feb 16, 2022 · This year, IDA is honoring her with the Pioneer Award, in recognition of her “extraordinary contributions to advancing the nonfiction form” and her “exceptional vision and leadership to the documentary community.”. I caught up with Tsien at the office that she decamped to at the beginning of the pandemic: her mother’s basement in Queens.
Tsien was the executive producer and editor for Plastic China, a feature documentary that won the 54th Golden Horse Award for Best Editing (the “Chinese Oscars”), and helped change China’s recycling policy; Please Remember Me, winner of the 2019 Doc Impact Award for shifting people’s understanding of Alzheimer’s across China.
Nov 3, 2023 · One of the biggest treats that the crew of “AKA Mr. Chow” got to witness was seeing Michael Chow working and creating pieces of abstract art. For writer Jean Tsien it actually helped her gain...
- Charles Bright
Jean Tsien, ACE is a veteran documentary editor, producer, and consultant. Her editing credits include the 2001 Academy Award nominee, SCOTTSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY, and the Peabody Award-winning film, MALCOLM X: MAKE IT PLAIN.
Island in Between is a 2023 documentary short film by S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien. [1] Summary. The documentary film tells the story of the islands of Kinmen, and Chiang reflecting on his relationship between Taiwan, China and the United States, and the cross-strait relations. [2] [3] Accolades.
Oct 27, 2023 · Jean Tsien: To put it simply — do not give up on your dream. I started out as an artist. When I was 14, I wanted to be a photographer but being an immigrant kid growing up in New York City, being an artist was not an option.
Jean Tsien. Executive Producer. Jean Tsien has been working in documentary for 35 years as an editor, producer, and consultant. Her editing credits include Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, a 2001 Academy Award nominee. Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing and Miss Sharon Jones! both of which were shortlisted for the Academy Award.
