- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 28, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Beijing, China
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 d…
Filmography
Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
movieAi Weiwei: Sewing a Button
2026 · Self, Director
movieAi Weiwei's Turandot
2025 · Self
Animality
movieAnimality
2025 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieThe Trainer
2024 · Ai Weiwei
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
movieFree to Create - Artists in Exile
2024 · Himself
movieClockwork Orange: The Prophecy
2023 · Himself
tvLaogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System
2023 · Self - Interviewee
movieRohingya
2022 · Director, Producer
movieEric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022
movieIthaka
2022 · Self
Opera di Roma: Turandot
movieOpera di Roma: Turandot
2022 · Director
tvAux arts et cætera
2022 · Self
movieCockroach
2020 · Director
movieCoroNation
2020 · Producer, Director
movieVivos
2020 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
movieVincent van Gogh Superstar
2019 · Self
moviePropaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019
movieAi Weiwei: Yours Truly
2019 · Self
movieThe Rest
2019 · , Producer, Director
movieXimei
2019 · Executive Producer
movieWhy Are We Creative?
2018 · Self
tvFiring Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
Shouting Out
movieShouting Out
2018 · Director
movieAi Weiwei en Buenos Aires
2018 · Himself
movieHuman Flow
2017 · Producer, Director, Director of Photography
movieThe Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
2017
movieAi Weiwei Drifting
2017 · Self
movie江天勇律师
2017 · Director
movieHeaven and Earth
2016 · Director, Producer
movieFukushima Art Project
2015 · Director
movieStraight
2015 · Director
Artsnight
tvArtsnight
2015 · Self
movieFlowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014 · Self
movieAi Weiwei - Evidence
2014 · Himself
movieThe Sand Storm
2014
movieYou Know What I Mean
2014 · Director, Producer
movieAi Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
2014 · Self, Producer, Director
moviePlay of the Play
2014 · Director
movieStay Home
2013 · Director, Producer
movieAi Weiwei: The Fake Case
2013
movieWenchuan Rebar
2013 · Director
moviePing'an Yueqing
2013 · Producer, Director
Remembrance
movieRemembrance
2012 · Director
movie4851
2012 · Director
movieDiscard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner
2012 · Director
movieThe Mala Desert
2012 · Producer, Director
movieThe Crab House
2012 · Director, Producer
movieKUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao
2012 · Himself
movieAi Weiwei: Never Sorry
2012 · Self - Artist, Thanks
movieOrdos 100
2012 · Producer, Director
So Sorry
movieSo Sorry
2012 · Director, Producer
movieChang'an Boulevard
2012 · Editor, Producer, Cinematography, Director
movieBeijing: The Second Ring
2012 · Producer, Editor, Cinematography, Director
movieBeijing: The Third Ring
2012 · Producer, Cinematography, Director, Editor
movieHormone
2011
Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei?
movieWho's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei?
2011
movieFlower Good Moon Round
2011 · Director
movieAi Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
2010
movieAi Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
2010 · Himself
movieJingmei Wang
2010 · Director
movieSanhua
2010 · Producer, Director
movieA Beautiful Life
2010 · Director
movieOne Recluse
2010 · Cinematography, Editor, Producer, Director
movieDisturbing the Peace
2009 · Self, Producer, Director
movieLittle Girl's Cheeks
2009 · , Director, Producer
movie冯正虎回家
2009 · Director
movieFairytale
2007 · Producer, Editor, Director
tvKulturplatz
2004 · Self
Beijing 2003
movieBeijing 2003
2004 · Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Director
movieEat, Drink and Be Merry
2003 · Self, Director, Producer
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
tvMorgenmagazin
1992 · Self
tvBambi
1948 · Self