John Chester
Illustration — Chester in 2009 John Chester is an American filmmaker and television director.
John Chester
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- United States
- Occupation
- cinematographer · film director · screenwriter
- Education
- Stephen Decatur High School
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Early life
Early life
Chester grew up in Ocean City, Maryland, and graduated in 1990 from Stephen Decatur High School (Maryland).
Work
Work
Chester's first primetime television docu-series aired on A&E, Random 1, which he directed and starred in in 2006. The series inspired his feature documentary Lost in Woonsocket which premiered at SXSW in 2007. Chester also directed the documentary Rock Prophecies, about the rock photographer Robert M. Knight. His project The Biggest Little Farm is a feature-length film that chronicles the 7-year story of Apricot Lane Farms, the regenerative farm he and his wife Molly started in 2011. The film premiered at the 2018 Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival and 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and releases May 2019 in theaters nationwide. In 2018, Chester began a 3-year book deal with publisher Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan for a spin-off children's book series featuring characters from the film, of which the first installment Saving Emma the Pig was scheduled for release in 2019 and listed on Amazon.Com as a Hardcover publication for May 14, 2019.
Filmography
Filmography
• 2018 The Biggest Little Farm – Director, writer, producer, himself. • Super Soul Sunday – Director. Shorts • Rock Prophecies – Director. • Random 1 – Director. • Lost in Woonsocket – Director. • Jockeys – Director.
Awards
• 2018 Emmy Award Special Class – Outstanding Writing "The Orphan"
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- 1.Helf, Kristin. Ocean City native’s documentary “The Biggest Little Farm” hits the festival circuit. 12 February 2019.
- 2.Debruge, Peter. Telluride Film Review: 'The Biggest Little Farm'. Variety. 2018-09-01.
- 3.Saving Emma the Pig. US Macmillan. July 2023.
- 4.IMDb. The Biggest Little Farm (2018).
- 5.Hipes, Patrick. Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold and the Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners. Deadline. 2018-04-28.
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