Filmed over four years at three reform schools (工读学校) in Beijing, this shelved documentary series was made by the husband-and-wife Wang Zijun and Wang Lan for Beijing Television (BTV). Granted exceptionally rare access not only to the students, but also to their families, teachers, and administrators, the filmmakers conduct intimate interviews while also grappling openly with the ethics of their own project, fully aware of the stigma attached to those who attend these schools. REFORM SCHOOL STUDENTS is a sensitive, spiritually invested, and reflexive work—a sensibility far ahead of its time.