Ai Weiwei
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.
Acting
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Movie
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
as Self - Artist
2012
Movie
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
2018
Movie
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
as Self
2014
Movie
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019
Movie
Ithaka
as Self
2022
Movie
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
2013
Movie
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
as Himself
2023
Movie
The Trainer
as Ai Weiwei
2024
TV
Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System
as Self - Interviewee
2023
Movie
Disturbing the Peace
as Self
2009
Movie
The Sand Storm
2014
Movie
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
2017
TV
Morgenmagazin
as Self
1992
Movie
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
2010
Movie
The Rest
2019
Movie
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
as Self
2019
TV
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
Movie
Vincent van Gogh Superstar
as Self
2019
Movie
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
as Himself
2024
Movie
Hormone
2011
Movie
Ai Weiwei - Evidence
as Himself
2014
TV
Bambi
as Self
1948
TV
Aux arts et cætera
as Self
2022
Crew
Movie
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Thanks
2012
Movie
Human Flow
Producer
2017
Movie
CoroNation
Producer
2020
Movie
Disturbing the Peace
Director
2009
Movie
One Recluse
Editor
2010
Movie
Beijing 2003
Cinematography
2004
Movie
The Rest
Producer
2019
Movie
Vivos
Director
2020
Movie
Cockroach
Director
2020
Movie
Ordos 100
Producer
2012
Movie
Little Girl's Cheeks
Director
2009
Movie
Chang'an Boulevard
Producer
2012