BEIJING TAXI SXSW! Three cabbies' bumpy ride on China's road to modernization
A Documentary project in New York, NY by Miao Wang ·
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Update #4: It's a wrap! Count-down to world premiere!
Posted on March 8, 2010
I just returned from an intensive two weeks at Modulus Studios in Boston where it was a madhouse of productivity. After 16-hour days of hyper concentration, I'm very proud to announce the HDCAM master copy in all its glory has arrived safely in Austin. The DVD master is also being replicated for production as we speak, they will be ready and available to be shipped out as soon as I'm back from Austin to those of you who are waiting for your signed copy. Tshirts are in production as well and will be ready around the same time.
I thank all of you, and Kickstarter again, for making this possible. See some of the photos for where your money has gone! :-) I promise you will not be disappointed when you get your personal copy of the DVD. I have included a few great extra features on this limited-edition of 1000 first print DVDs. Laurence Martin, our intrepid title sequence designer has also been the design maestro behind the t-shirt, the DVD cover, and the poster!
They (along with t-shirts and posters) are now available for pre-order on the website's Shop:
http://www.beijingtaxithefilm.com/shop.html
Help us spread the love!!
Speaking of the website, please check out the redesigned, enhanced, and enriched BEIJING TAXI website! There are tons of fun goodies to browse through. Make sure to check out the Gallery section for some documentation of our secret production weapon;-) And visit The Music section to stream both the beautiful original score by Stephen Ulrich and Itamar Ziegler, and the impeccable soundtrack from four Beijing bands. Still to come on the website are the capability to purchase and download songs.
http://www.beijingtaxithefilm.com/
If you plan to head down to Austin, or have some friends there, please spread the word for our screenings!
Monday, March 15, 02:30 PM @ G-Tech
Tuesday, March 16 11:15 AM @ Alamo Lamar 2
Friday, March 19, 11:00 AM @ Alamo Lamar 2
Join us also at the Beijing Invasion party we're co-hosting with Austin-based organization Dart Music International, and Beijing-based label Maybe Mars.
BEIJING INVASION Party at SXSW!
http://www.beijingtaxithefilm.com/blog.html (flyer)
Introducing the world premiere of BEIJING TAXI, featuring special live performances by Beijing label MAYBE MARS recording artists AV OKUBO, CARSICK CARS, P.K.14, WHITE, AND XIAO HE
Sunday, March 14, 8p-2am
Mi Casa, 503 E. 6th Street
That's all the news for now! Please visit our website often or sign up on our mailing list to receive screenings and updates.
http://www.beijingtaxithefilm.com/mailinglist.html
Stay tuned for updates from the road in Austin! Keep your fingers crossed for us!
All my very best to you for your generous and continuing support,
Miao
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Born in Beijing, China just after the Cultural Revolution, Miao Wang grew up with the last remnants of a pre-modernized Communist China. She immigrated to the US in 1990. Her first documentary as a director and producer, YELLOW OX MOUNTAIN, has screened at numerous festivals, received a Best Short Film Award, broadcast on WNET Thirteen, and is distributed by Filmaker’s Library. In the past she worked as an assistant at Maysles Films, edited a feature-length PBS documentary and programs for National Geographic. Miao has a B.A. in economics from the University of Chicago and a M.F.A. in design and film from the Parsons School of Design.
Beijing Taxi is Miao’s first feature length documentary. Miao has received a grant from the Sundance Documentary Fund, the Jerome Foundation, and NYSCA, for BEIJING TAXI. She has been selected to participate in Tribeca All Access, IFP Filmmaker’s Lab, the IFP Market, as well as the DocuClub screening series. Currently she splits her time between New York and Beijing.
