RELEASE DATE
8-10-2012

RUN TIME
91 min

MPAA RATING
(R), for some language

GENRE
Documentary

STARRING
Changwei Gu, Ai Weiwei, Evan Osnos, Huang Hung, Ying Gao

DIRECTOR(S)
Alison Klayman

PRODUCER(S)
Alison Klayman, Adam Schlesinger

WRITER(S)

DISTRIBUTOR
IFC Films

SYNOPSIS

The film examines this complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of China's preeminent contemporary artist. From 2008 to 2010, Beijing-based journalist and filmmaker Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai Weiwei. Klayman documented Ai's artistic process in preparation for major museum exhibitions, his intimate exchanges with family members and his increasingly public clashes with the Chinese government. Klayman's detailed portrait of the artist provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures.