Ai Weiwei, never sorry
Languages
Mandarin or English dialogue; optional English, Spanish or simplified Chinese subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Ai Weiwei.
Publication Information
New York : Sundance Selects ; [Orland Park, IL] : MPI Media Group, 2012.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for some language.
Summary
One of the most famous and successful artists in the world, Ai Weiwei has earned international acclaim as much for his provocative art work as for his political activism. This documentary is the first feature-length portrait of the Chinese artist, filmmaker, and social media maven. Director Alison Klayman is given unprecedented access to Ai from the close of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (for which he helped design the acclaimed 'Bird's Nest' stadium) to his arrest and 81-day detention in 2011. Presenting a unique look inside modern China, this documentary captures Ai's artistic process in preparation for major museum shows, his intimate exchanges with family members, and his increasingly public confrontations with authorities. It reveals his irreverence, his humor, and his deeple moral convictions. Art and activism, for Ai Weiwei, come from the same place.
Notes
Title from container.
DVD release of the 2012 documentary.
Special features: filmmaker commentary ; deleted scenes ; interviews ; trailer.