Beijing Escorts: SXSW: World Premieres in Documentaries Competition
The 2010 SXSW Film Festival, scheduled for March 12 to 24 in Austin, Texas, will feature eight documentaries in competition, and each is a world premiere. The eight were selected from 741 submissions. In alphabetical order, the documentaries in competition are:
Beijing Taxi – Director Miao Wang follows three Beijing cabbies as they carry their fare through a city in the throes of transition and modernization.
Camp Victory, Afghanistan – For three years, director Carol Dysinger focused on the formation of the Afghan National Army by following its new officers, and the US National Guardsmen who were there to mentor them/
The Canal Street Madam – Following the FBI raid on her infamous New Orleans brothel and her ensuing legal difficulties and social stigma, Jeanette Maier struggles to create a new life for herself. Director Cameron Yates is there to document the process.
See the full article from “Documentaries.About.com (blog)”