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.

External links

John Chester
John Chester at IMDb

[1] Helf, Kristin (12 February 2019). "Ocean City native's documentary "The Biggest Little Farm" hits the festival circuit". Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[2] Debruge, Peter (1 September 2018). "Telluride Film Review: 'The Biggest Little Farm'". Variety. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

[3] "Saving Emma the Pig". US Macmillan. Retrieved 13 February 2019.^{[dead link‍]}

[4] "The Biggest Little Farm (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[5] Hipes, Patrick (28 April 2018). "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Bold and the Beautiful', 'Sesame Street' Top Winners". Deadline. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

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