John Chester
John Chester is an American filmmaker and television director.
Early life
Chester grew up in Ocean City, Maryland, and graduated in 1990 from Stephen Decatur High School (Maryland).[1]
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.[citation needed] Chester also directed the documentary Rock Prophecies, about the rock photographer Robert 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[2] and Toronto International Film Festival and 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and releases May 2019 in theaters nationwide.[citation needed] 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 [3] and listed on Amazon.Com as a Hardcover publication for May 14, 2019.
Filmography
- 2018 The Biggest Little Farm - Director, writer, producer, himself.[4]
- 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"[5]
References
- ^ Helf, Kristin (12 February 2019). "Ocean City native's documentary "The Biggest Little Farm" hits the festival circuit". Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (1 September 2018). "Telluride Film Review: 'The Biggest Little Farm'". Variety. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Saving Emma the Pig". US Macmillan. Retrieved 13 February 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "The Biggest Little Farm (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (28 April 2018). "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold and the Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners". Deadline. Retrieved 13 February 2019.