High Tech, Low Life

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High Tech, Low Life

Released Jan 9, 2013

1h 27m

Documentary

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Two Chinese bloggers are a contrast in styles; one uses the medium for self-promotion, the other seeks justice for the poor.

Robert Lloyd

Los Angeles Times

Maing's own camera captures the busy, rich and revealing life around them, with interested openness and visual intelligence.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 19, 2013

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Mark Feeney

Boston Globe

"High Tech, Low Life" (not a good title) has a nice easy rhythm. It feels neither hurried nor emphatic.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 4, 2013

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Sam Adams

Time Out

An engaging study of the disparate characters who are drawn to speak out when the authorities crack the whip.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 9, 2013

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Audience Member

"Small problems reflect big problems, right?" The movie took a different light in tackling the other side of journalism. As citizen and advocacy journalism should always have eyes for the people and from the people and mass themselves. Despite the censorship, it was undoubtedly a struggle for the mass media to cover up their guilt. Truly, the movie was honest and rich; like the biographies of the two reporters. We need more people to care and participate, and more filmmakers to make movies with real issues and courage like High Tech, Low Life.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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I saw this film in the IFC theater in NYC and I have to say it's my favorite kind of documentary. It allows moments to unfold and let's us get to know the characters, the people at the center of these issues. It's not the kind of documentary filled with interviews with experts, it's cinematic and character-driven. A beautiful film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

Two Chinese bloggers are a contrast in styles; one uses the medium for self-promotion, the other seeks justice for the poor.

Director: Stephen Maing
Producer: Stephen Maing, Trina Rodriguez
Distributor: Argot Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 9, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2017
Runtime: 1h 27m

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