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John Chester

Directing

0.5 Popularity Aug 03, 1971 (54 years old) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

John Chester is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker and television director. His recent short films for OWN's Super Soul Sunday (including Saving Emma, Worry for Maggie, and The Orphan) have won five Emmy Awards, for outstanding directing, writing, and cinematography, among others. Chester's first prime...

Biography

John Chester is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker and television director. His recent short films for OWN's Super Soul Sunday (including Saving Emma, Worry for Maggie, and The Orphan) have won five Emmy Awards, for outstanding directing, writing, and cinematography, among others. Chester's first primetime television docu-series aired on A&E, Random 1, which he directed and starred 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 Knight, which won three audience awards for best documentary feature and was distributed nationally on PBS in 2010.

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, 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, and 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and was released in 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 as a Hardcover publication for May 14, 2019.

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Filmography 14

2022
The Biggest Little Farm: The Return Movie

Executive Producer

2019
The Biggest Little Farm Movie

as Self - Narrator

2019
The Biggest Little Farm Movie

Director of Photography

2019
2019
2019
2009
Rock Prophecies Movie

Director

2009
Rock Prophecies Movie

Executive Producer

2009
Rock Prophecies Movie

Director of Photography

2009
Rock Prophecies Movie

Editor

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The Biggest Little Farm TV

Executive Producer

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Personal Details

Known For Directing
Gender Male
Birthday August 03, 1971 (54 years old)
Place of Birth Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Also Known As John G. Chester, 존 체스터
Years Active 2009 - 2022
Popularity 0.5
Career Stats
14 Total Credits
2 Movie Roles
1 Photos