Ai Weiwei
Directing
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.
Known for
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Animality
2025
Director
movieRohingya
2022
Director
movieCockroach
2020
Director
movieCoroNation
2020
Director
movieVivos
2020
Director
movieThe Rest
2019
Director
movieHuman Flow
2017
Director
movie江天勇律师
2017
Director
movieHeaven and Earth
2016
Director
movieFukushima Art Project
2015
Director
movieStraight
2015
Director
movieYou Know What I Mean
2014
Director
moviePlay of the Play
2014
Director
movieStay Home
2013
Director
movieWenchuan Rebar
2013
Director
moviePing'an Yueqing
2013
Director
Remembrance
2012
Director
movie4851
2012
Director
movieThe Mala Desert
2012
Director
movieThe Crab House
2012
Director
movieOrdos 100
2012
Director
So Sorry
2012
Director
movieChang'an Boulevard
2012
Director
movieBeijing: The Third Ring
2012
Director
movieFlower Good Moon Round
2011
Director
movieJingmei Wang
2010
Director
movieSanhua
2010
Director
movieA Beautiful Life
2010
Director
movieOne Recluse
2010
Director
movieLittle Girl's Cheeks
2009
Director
movieDisturbing the Peace
2009
Director
movie冯正虎回家
2009
Director
movieFairytale
2007
Director
movieEat, Drink and Be Merry
2003
Director
Acting37
movieThe Trainer
2024
Ai Weiwei
tvLaogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System
2023
Self - Interviewee
movieIthaka
2022
Self
movieAi Weiwei: Never Sorry
2012
Self - Artist
tvBambi
1948
Self
Production26
Animality
2025
Producer
movieRohingya
2022
Producer
movieCoroNation
2020
Producer
movieVivos
2020
Producer
movieThe Rest
2019
Producer
movieXimei
2019
Executive Producer
movieHuman Flow
2017
Producer
movieHeaven and Earth
2016
Producer
movieYou Know What I Mean
2014
Producer
movieStay Home
2013
Producer
moviePing'an Yueqing
2013
Producer
movieThe Mala Desert
2012
Producer
movieThe Crab House
2012
Producer
So Sorry
2012
Producer
movieOrdos 100
2012
Producer
movieChang'an Boulevard
2012
Producer
movieBeijing: The Third Ring
2012
Producer
movieSanhua
2010
Producer
movieOne Recluse
2010
Producer
movieDisturbing the Peace
2009
Producer
movieLittle Girl's Cheeks
2009
Producer
movieFairytale
2007
Producer
movieEat, Drink and Be Merry
2003
Producer
Crew6
movieChang'an Boulevard
2012
Cinematography
movieBeijing: The Third Ring
2012
Cinematography
movieBeijing: The Second Ring
2012
Cinematography
movieOne Recluse
2010
Cinematography
Beijing 2003
2004
Cinematography
Editing6
Camera2
movieVivos
2020
Director of Photography
movieHuman Flow
2017
Director of Photography