Ai Weiwei

Directing·Aug 28, 1957·Beijing, China

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Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. Ai grew up in the far north-west of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport on 3 April, for allegedly economic crimes. He was detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators. Ai Weiwei encapsulates political conviction and his personal poetry in his many sculptures, photographs and public works. In doing this, he makes use of Chinese art forms to display the Chinese political and social issues. After being allowed to leave China in 2015, he has lived in Berlin, Germany, and, since 2019, in Cambridge, UK, with his family, working and traveling internationally.

Film	Credit
AAi Weiwei: Sewing a Button2026 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Ai Weiwei's Turandot2025 · Self	Self
AAnimality2025 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The Trainer2024 · Ai Weiwei	Ai Weiwei
FFree to Create - Artists in Exile2024 · Himself	Himself
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy2023 · Himself	Himself
Rohingya2022 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War2022 · Actor	Actor
Ithaka2022 · Self	Self
OOpera di Roma: Turandot2022 · Director	Director
Cockroach2020 · Director	Director
CoroNation2020 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Vivos2020 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Vincent van Gogh Superstar2019 · Self	Self
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies2019 · Actor	Actor
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly2019 · Self	Self
The Rest2019 · Actor, Producer, Director	Actor, Producer, Director
Why Are We Creative?2018 · Self	Self
SShouting Out2018 · Director	Director
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires2018 · Himself	Himself
Human Flow2017 · Producer, Director, Director of Photography	Producer, Director, Director of Photography
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg2017 · Actor	Actor
Ai Weiwei Drifting2017 · Self	Self
江天勇律师2017 · Director	Director
Heaven and Earth2016 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Fukushima Art Project2015 · Director	Director
Straight2015 · Director	Director
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema2014 · Self	Self
Ai Weiwei - Evidence2014 · Himself	Himself
The Sand Storm2014 · Actor	Actor
You Know What I Mean2014 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.502014 · Self, Director, Producer	Self, Director, Producer
Play of the Play2014 · Director	Director
Stay Home2013 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case2013 · Actor	Actor
Wenchuan Rebar2013 · Director	Director
Ping'an Yueqing2013 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
RRemembrance2012 · Director	Director
48512012 · Director	Director
Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner2012 · Director	Director
The Mala Desert2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Crab House2012 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao2012 · Himself	Himself
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry2012 · Self - Artist	Self - Artist
SSo Sorry2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Ordos 1002012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Chang'an Boulevard2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Beijing: The Second Ring2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director