Tian'an Men Square

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Noah, an American filmmaker who lives here in Beijing, advised us last week not to shoot Tian'an Men Square with a digital camera, and "never ever take a tripod." Well, today Wednesday, August 16th, after buying several small red People's Republic of China flags, the three of us: Christy, my DP and Ren, our Williams-educated translator, walked onto the Square and shot the dynasty gate with Mao's portrait and several soldiers/sentries looking on. We shot Mao's Mausoleum and the Monument to the People's Heroes, all with the tripod. We got it done. Fuck no ballsNoah. There are names for guys like him. The one I'm thinking of starts with a "P."
We then went to a new art colony on the outskirts of Beijing called Arario. Arario houses several galleries and work spaces and the art is much more edgier than the 798 stuff we saw yesterday. Tonight we have a going away party with everyone who has played a role in the Beijing legg of this endeavor. We partying at Bed, a tapas bar in Beijing. We were there a few nights ago, and Echo Sun serves up killer mojitos. Don't have more than six. That's my suggestion. Take it or leave it. It's up to you. You're not a child anymore.

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Comments

[Adam Elkus]

Hi Robert. This is Adam. I've been reading your travel blog. All of this sounds so exciting. Good luck with the rest of your filming!

[Derryl Carter]

This all sounds amazing! hope I have the chance to tour China like this someday. Best of luck on the rest of your trip, and the rest of your doc. And dont end up in a Communist prison for pissing off some random Chinese official.