Screening: Beijing Taxi by Miao Wang (China). Selected by Dr Marc Glöde (Germany/Singapore), former Visiting Research Fellow, School of Art, Design and Media, NTU, and NTU CCA Singapore
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Screening: Beijing Taxi by Miao Wang (China). Selected by Dr Marc Glöde (Germany/Singapore), former Visiting Research Fellow, School of Art, Design and Media, NTU, and NTU CCA Singapore
Description
2 Jun 2017, Fri 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road
Beijing Taxi is a timely, uncensored and richly cinematic portrait of China’s ancient capital as it undergoes a profound transformation. The film takes an intimate and compelling look at the lives of three cab drivers as they confront modern issues and changing values against the backdrop of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Through their daily struggles infused with humour and quiet determination, Beijing Taxi reveals the complexity and contradictions of China’s shifting paradigm.
Beijing Taxi is a timely, uncensored and richly cinematic portrait of China’s ancient capital as it undergoes a profound transformation. The film takes an intimate and compelling look at the lives of three cab drivers as they confront modern issues and changing values against the backdrop of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Through their daily struggles infused with humour and quiet determination, Beijing Taxi reveals the complexity and contradictions of China’s shifting paradigm.
This Screening is part of the public programme of Ulrike Ottinger: China. The Arts – The People, Photographs and Films from the 1980s and 1990s.
Date
2017-06-02
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Beijing Taxi is a timely, uncensored and richly cinematic portrait of China’s ancient capital as it undergoes a profound transformation.
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Audience
General
Location
Onsite (CCA)
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Citation
“Screening: Beijing Taxi by Miao Wang (China). Selected by Dr Marc Glöde (Germany/Singapore), former Visiting Research Fellow, School of Art, Design and Media, NTU, and NTU CCA Singapore,” NTU CCA Singapore Digital Archive, accessed January 14, 2025, https://ntuccasingapore.omeka.net/items/show/4389.
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| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: Ulrike Ottinger: China. The Arts – The People, Photographs and Films from the 1980s and 1990s |
| Item: Marc Glöde | Is Part Of | This Item |
| Item: Miao Wang | Is Part Of | This Item |