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Jean Tsien(I)

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Jean Tsien
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Ms. Tsien has been working in documentaries for four decades. Her editing credits include the Oscar-nominated documentary feature Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, and the Primetime Emmy Award winner The Apollo. She recently won two Peabodys for 76 Days, which she produced, and Asian Americans, which she executive produced. In 2020, she received the DOC NYC Lifetime Achievement Award.
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen, and Ziyi Zhang in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    7.8
    • Sound Department
    • 2000
    Ashima (2023)
    Ashima
    8.0
    • Producer
    • 2023
    76 Days (2020)
    76 Days
    7.1
    • Producer
    • 2020
    Plastic China (2016)
    Plastic China
    7.6
    • Editor
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Editor

    • The Lion Queen (2026)
      The Lion Queen
      • Editor
      • 2026
    • Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025)
      Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • supervising editor
      • 2025
    • STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. (2024)
      STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2024
    • AKA Mr. Chow (2023)
      AKA Mr. Chow
      6.8
      • Editor
      • 2023
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2006–2023
    • Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)
      Free Chol Soo Lee
      7.2
      • edited by
      • 2022
    • The Apollo (2019)
      The Apollo
      6.8
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Take Back the Harbor (2018)
      Take Back the Harbor
      5.5
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • People's Republic of Desire (2018)
      People's Republic of Desire
      6.8
      • supervising editor
      • 2018
    • Plastic China (2016)
      Plastic China
      7.6
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Please Remember Me (2015)
      Please Remember Me
      7.6
      • edited by
      • 2015
    • The Road (2015)
      The Road
      7.7
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Sharon Jones in Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)
      Miss Sharon Jones!
      7.3
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • The Road to Fame (2013)
      The Road to Fame
      7.2
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Drivers Wanted (2012)
      Drivers Wanted
      6.6
      • Editor
      • 2012

    Editorial Department

    • The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas (2025)
      The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
      7.3
      • consulting editor
      • 2025
    • Brent Renaud in Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025)
      Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
      7.0
      Short
      • consulting editor
      • 2025
    • Night Is Not Eternal (2024)
      Night Is Not Eternal
      6.1
      • consulting editor
      • 2024
    • Sabbath Queen (2024)
      Sabbath Queen
      7.3
      • story consultant
      • 2024
    • Razing Liberty Square (2023)
      Razing Liberty Square
      7.4
      • consulting editor
      • 2023
    • Unconditional (2023)
      Unconditional
      8.6
      • consulting editor
      • 2023
    • Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023)
      Love to Love You, Donna Summer
      6.6
      • consulting editor
      • 2023
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • consulting editor
      • development editor
      • 2012–2022
    • Lust for Gold: A Race Against Time (2021)
      Lust for Gold: A Race Against Time
      5.5
      • consulting editor
      • 2021
    • Be My Voice (2021)
      Be My Voice
      6.6
      • consulting editor
      • 2021
    • Sky Blossom (2020)
      Sky Blossom
      7.3
      • consulting editor
      • 2020
    • Down a Dark Stairwell (2020)
      Down a Dark Stairwell
      7.7
      • consulting editor
      • 2020
    • Call Her Ganda (2018)
      Call Her Ganda
      6.5
      • consulting editor
      • 2018
    • Crime + Punishment (2018)
      Crime + Punishment
      7.3
      • editorial consultant
      • 2018
    • One Day We Arrived in Japan (2017)
      One Day We Arrived in Japan
      8.2
      • editing consultant
      • 2017

    Producer

    • To Hold a Mountain (2026)
      To Hold a Mountain
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Light of the Setting Sun (2024)
      Light of the Setting Sun
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Ashima (2023)
      Ashima
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Island in Between (2023)
      Island in Between
      6.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • AKA Mr. Chow (2023)
      AKA Mr. Chow
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Unconditional (2023)
      Unconditional
      8.6
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Dear Mother, I Meant to Write about Death (2022)
      Dear Mother, I Meant to Write about Death
      7.8
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Xin Hu and He Yanxin in Hidden Letters (2022)
      Hidden Letters
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)
      Free Chol Soo Lee
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Go Through the Dark (2021)
      Go Through the Dark
      7.7
      • producer
      • 2021
    • After the Rain (2021)
      After the Rain
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Sophia Wu, Ian Wang, Rachael Schmidt, Alvan Cai, and Shealand Fairchild in Try Harder! (2021)
      Try Harder!
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Sky Blossom (2020)
      Sky Blossom
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Pandemic19 (2020)
      Pandemic19
      7.0
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2020

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