Never sorry biff interview i 2012 first reel of eight from the press conference with director alison klayman and klaas ruitenbeek, director of berlins museum for asian art, while at the berlin international film festival. Art and politics collide in this eyeopening portrait of outspoken chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. Never sorry 2012 starring ai weiwei on dvd and bluray. Ai weiwei is a chinese contemporary artist, active in blogging, sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism. A documentary that chronicles artist and activist ai weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the chinese government. Jul 27, 2012 chinese artist fights to expose the oppression and corruption of the chinese government. Chinese artist fights to expose the oppression and corruption of the chinese government. Nov 05, 2012 published on nov 5, 2012 from 2008 to 2010, beijingbased journalist and filmmaker alison klayman gained unprecedented access to internationally renowned chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. While ai weiwei is a very famous artist in china, this film is not necessarily about his art.
Ai weiwei during the time he was working on the birds nest stadium for the 2008 beijing olympics and staging his large so sorry exhibition in munich, and her. Al weiwei is also known for his political activism. This time around, hes going behind the camera to explore a crisis thats currently gripping the globe. The documentary goes onto chronologically reconstruct the events that occurred from the time he was arrested at the beijing airport in april 2011 to his. Special jury prize, sundance film festival alfred i. Published on nov 5, 2012 from 2008 to 2010, beijingbased journalist and filmmaker alison klayman gained unprecedented access to internationally renowned chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. Ai weiweis deft use of social media has made him one of the most wellknown artists and dissidents in the world. Never sorry is alison klaymans debut feature documentary, which she directed, produced, filmed and coedited. Winner of the special jury prize at sundance 2012, ai weiwei. Healing sleep music boost your immune system delta waves deep sleep music duration. Al weiwei has always been a famous artist but recently his political activities have. Never sorry trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone.
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Her detailed portrait provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary china and. A charismatic and infectiously energetic character, he achieved worldwide fame in 2008 after codesigning his countrys iconic birds nest olympic stadium and then publicly denouncing the games as government propaganda. Either you know the name ai weiwei or you are, to some degree, clueless. A documentary reveals the remarkable chinese artist ai weiwei to be a mysterious, opaque. Dupontcolumbia award for excellence in broadcasting, and a special jury prize at the 2012 sundance film festival. Never sorry is the first featurelength film about the internationally renowned chinese artist and activist, ai weiwei. This is a documentary that chronicles artist and activist ai weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the chinese government. Ai weiwei s deft use of social media has made him one of the most wellknown artists and dissidents in the world. That was the same year security forces detained ai at the. And his appearances on twitter and the unsparing truths he airs in his blog often lead to police harassment. Never sorry is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics.