 David Ansen, "Newsweek" – “deep, powerful and rivetingly complex”

Charles Taylor, "Boston Phoenix" – “"The Gate of Heavenly Peace", Richard Gordon and Carma Hilton's magnificent and devastating three-hour documentary on the 1989 Chinese democracy movement, which culminated with the tragedy at Tiananmen Square, has the richness, clarity, and complexity that only the best documentaries afford… It is certainly one of the great documentaries of the past 20 years.”

Michael Blowen, "TV Week" magazine, "The Boston Globe" – "In "The Gate of Heavenly Peace" (the literal translation of the name "Tiananmen"), the causes, effects and fallout from the six-week protest that led up to the Chinese government's crackdown on dissidents are detailed with intelligence, grace and toughness.Filmmakers Carma Hinton and Richard Gordon have transformed news into history, and history into art.