"Poignant... Seamless"
– The New York Times
*** CRITIC'S PICK ***
"Mesmerizing"
– New York Magazine
"Imagistic... Revealing... Engrossing"
– Variety
"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
"Exciting and Relevant"
– AMC Film Critic
"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 | ›› News, Interviews, and Highlights
News, Interviews, and Highlights
NPR's HERE AND NOW interview (11/16/10)
Plum TV Martha's Vineyard interview (9/10/10)
BOSTON GLOBE highlights BEIJING TAXI in "Vineyard Projections" (9/8/10)
Boston Globe Names Section features Miao Wang (9/7/10)
VINEYARD GAZETTE highlight and interview (9/10/10)
GLOBAL TIMES interview (8/4/10)
RTHK HONG KONG RADIO 3: Morning Brew interview (7/16/10)
Asia Life Guide Phnom Penh Beijing at Meta House (7/9/10)
Jesther Entertainment interview (4/30/10)
KXAN AUSTIN MORNING NEWS interview (3/13/10)
INDIEWIRE interivew - SXSW ‘10 | Miao Wang Captures City Life in “Beijing Taxi” (3/12/10)
SXSW Baby! podcast - interview (3/15/10)
DocuBloggers interview (3/15/10)
eFilmCritic interview (3/11/10)
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
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 during early production - 2007
http://www.plumtv.com/videos/docstock-beijing-taxi/index.html
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."
