"An Outstanding Ride"
– Huffington Post
"Strikingly gorgeous... revelatory... It's not just valuable for the record, it's elegant in the process."
– Greencine
"Evocative"
— The Wall Street Journal Speakeasy
"Rich and culturally challenging"
– The Austin Chronicle
"Quiet, beautiful, contemplative"
– Austinist
"Valuable document of an important time in China’s history... through the eyes of a compassionate, meticulous artist"
– Notcoming.com
"Reality-television compelling"
— Baltimore City Paper
REVIEWS
Not Coming Review April 24, 2010 - read full article
"Vivid but impressionistic... Wang has a gift for defamiliarization, transforming the everyday into something beguiling...Beijing Taxi has a powerful, defining sense of place, but the contrasting desires of all three drivers infuse the film with concerns that extend beyond Beijing. They are all seeking to happiness but struggling to define it."
The Wall Street Journal Speakeasy March 27, 2010 - read full article
"Evocative"- ‘Beijing Taxi’ Explores Country’s Evolution From Perspective of Drivers
Greencine Review March 19, 2010 - read full article
"Strikingly gorgeous... revelatory, an admirably formal presentation of the baseline texture of contemporary Beijing. It's not just valuable for the record, it's elegant in the process."
Baltimore City Paper Review May 5, 2010 - read full article
"The characters in the film are reality-television compelling, and Wang... matches an outsiders fascination about everything with an
emigrant's appreciation for what Beijing is leaving behind in their
embrace of modernity."
Austin Chronicle Review March 19, 2010 - read full article
"Rich and culturally challenging"
Huffington Post Review March 17, 2010 - read full article
"An Outstanding Ride"
"Beijing Taxi dips us under the mainstream media's radar screen and places us in the seat of a journey through the capital of China: a lyrical, funny and at times bitter journey... delivers rich details and intimate portrayals. It's gritty and it's beautiful; the focus on the subjects is sharp, yet you also get a sense of the larger China..."
Austinist Review March 15, 2010 - read full article
"Quiet, beautiful, contemplative"
"Through candid, close-up interviews and stories, Beijing Taxi offers a rare, highly personal glimpse into the realities and struggles of everyday life in a state of constant cultural flux."
Smells Like Screen Spirit Review March 10, 2010 - read full article
"Beijing Taxi functions on a much higher level..."
Inside Pulse Movies Review March 20, 2010 - read full article
"Wang masterfully captures the growing apprehension and resistance to the city's growth as the city prepares for the 2008 Olympic Games."
NEWS AND INTERVIEWS
KTHK Hong Kong Radio 3: Morning Brew interview
Jesther Entertainment interview
KXAN Austin morning news interview
IndieWire interivew - SXSW ‘10 | Miao Wang Captures City Life in “Beijing Taxi”
SXSW Baby! podcast - interview
DocuBloggers interview
eFilmCritic interview
The Candler blog interview
Lonely Planet - Looking for Beijing's Pulse
Truly Free Film (Ted Hope's blog) - Miao Wang guest post on the Kickstarter success
Lo's List - Interview with Miao Wang on BEIJING TAXI
Kirsten Studio (An Editor's blog) - A Beijing in Transiton (about BEIJING TAXI's work in progress screening) - "...a great lesson in emotional, artful filmmaking."
Documentary Magazine - Spring 2008
Beijng Doc - A Report on Nonfiction Filmmaking in China
Read the article online: http://www.documentary.org/content/beijing-doc
Olympic Face Lift Affects Beijing Taxi Drivers
watch the video: http://english.ntdtv.com/?c=145&a=2101
Trios, Trials and Taxis: Tribeca to a T - April 29, 2008
http://www.cinemawithoutborders.com/news/143/ARTICLE/1567/2008-04-29.html
Reuters - "Beijing Taxi" film shows drivers' Olympic struggle - February 28, 2008
read the full article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUST34455220080228
Beijing has been working hard to clean up its image for the Olympics -- and in the eyes of one documentary filmmaker, its estimated 100,000 taxi drivers are suffering in the process.
Plum TV - DocStock Interview with Miao Wang
http://watch.plumtv.com/videos/docstock_episode_10_rachel_fleisher_john_corey_miao_wang
