Subversive artist/political activist/social media pioneer Ai Weiwei has been making international headlines ever since his controversial art installation shed light on the Chinese government’s cover-up of the death of over 5,000 elementary students in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. With bold works across media ranging from millions of ceramic sunflower seeds to discarded backpacks to Twitter posts, Ai Weiwei has captured the attention of both the global art community and the Chinese authorities, who have censored his blog, beat him up, detained him and bulldozed his studio. An award winner at Sundance, journalist-turned-filmmaker Alison Klayman manages an unprecedented, intimate portrait of this rock star of the art world in her feature debut, following a man whose work in the face of oppressive government censorship blurs the line between art and politics. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles.
Scheduled to Appear: Director Alison Klayman (Wed).