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Dinner and Film Screening “Ascension”
Description
FRIEDAcommunity – Dinner & Film – Ascension – November 10
An Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Jessica Kingdon’s “Ascension” explores the paradoxical pursuit of wealth and progress in China. Loosely structured around the distinct social and economic classes that divide the nation, the film follows factory workers, middle class consumers and elites as they chase the elusive “Chinese Dream.”
“An enthralling documentary that spellbindingly heads into myriad corners of China’s increasingly stratified economic classes… Everything we use every day is the product of someone else’s labor. Cellphones and computers, water bottles and plastic cutlery, soap dispensers and blankets are all items in one gigantic interconnected chain of global capitalism that the documentary Ascension explores with curiosity, candor and criticism.” – LA Times
Ascension by Jessica Kingdon
Genre: Documentary
Release date: 2021
Language: Mandarin Chinese (English Subtitles)
Running time: 1h 39m
Menu
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Roasted Faroe Island salmon filet w/ green goddess dressing
Mashed potatoes & seasonal vegetables
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Bread pudding w/ butterscotch sauce
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*A GF vegan option of apricot & chickpea vegetable tagine is available,
please inquire at time of reservation.
(This is a BYOB event).
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Arrival and Seating: 5:30 pm
Film screening: 5:45 pm
Dinner: 7:15 pm
Location: at FRIEDA, 320 Walnut Street
Prices:
Film & Dinner Member: $40 (gratuity and tax included)
Film & Dinner Guests: $50 (gratuity and tax included)
Film & Dinner Guests “30 or under”: $20 (gratuity and tax included)
Prices include 20% gratuity.
This event is BYOB
By reservation only.
Please sign up at least 2 days prior to the event.
*Cancellation policy: We are unable to issue refunds. In the interest of building community, we ask that you donate your ticket to another person should you need to cancel. If you are not able to find someone to attend in your stead, let us know and we will donate your ticket on your behalf. Thank you for sharing FRIEDAcommunity’s mission and values.
Date & Time
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Venue Details
FRIEDA
320 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106