Director alison klayman chronicles the complexities of ai. The contemporary artists father ai ping was a famous poet critical of the communist regime in the 1950s, and ai weiwei is clearly his fathers son. Never sorry 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Unwavering in his efforts, ai weiwei is just as much an artist as he is an activist. Never sorry teaches us, if nothing else, that its subject will never stop speaking truth to power, whether in the form of a 140character tweet or a largescale piece of architecture. Winner of the special jury prize at sundance 2012, ai weiwei.
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. Never sorry cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Ai weiwei always makes his opposition to silence and oppression public. Alison klayman documents the life and work of chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. Weiwei also uses large international exhibitions as vehicles to circulate his ideas. Never sorry 2012 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Following the destruction of his shanghai studio by chinese authorities on 2 april 2011, weiwei was. Ai weiwei is known for many things great architecture, subversive inyourface art, and political activism. Best storytelling in a documentary, nantucket film festival 2012 nominated. In april 2011, when ai disappeared into police custody for three months, he quickly became chinas most famous missing person. As a sequel to ai weiwei s film lao ma ti hua, the film so sorry named after the artists 2009 exhibition in munich, germany shows the beginnings of the tension between ai weiwei and the chinese. From 2008 to 2010, beijingbased journalist and filmmaker alison klayman gained unprecedented access to internationally renowned chinese artist and activist ai weiwei.
It is the story about the power of art, the power of internet, and how these two can change it all. Never sorry with incredible access and the full participation of her subject, alison klayman presents a significant yet scattered introduction to the chinese superstar artistactivist. In april 2011, when ai disappeared into police custody for three months, he quickly became chinas most famous missing person, having first risen to international prominence in 2008 after helping design beijings iconic birds nest. Never sorry is the story of an artist who continues to make ripples in the fabric of chinese society. Never sorry examines the complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of chinas preeminent contemporary artist. Follows ai from the close of the 2008 beijing olympics for which he helped design the acclaimed birds nest stadium to his arrest and 81day detention in. But even then he never gives up, and instead films his official minders with his video camera and publishes his footage on the web. Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to ai while working as a journalist in china. Receive the tee, buttons, download, the never sorry dvd and two 8 x10 limited edition photographs of ai weiwei edition of 20 signed by director alison klayman. Never sorry is the first featurelength film about the internationally renowned chinese artist and activist, ai weiwei. In april 2011, when ai disappeared into police custody for three months, he quickly became chinas most.
Klayman shows a project in which the artist, his middle. Never sorry 2012 starring ai weiwei on dvd and bluray. Art and politics collide in this eyeopening portrait of outspoken chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. Never sorry offers an intimate perspective on the artist whose creativity spills out over all media, finding audiences online and through social networks beyond the formality of a gallery. A documentary reveals the remarkable chinese artist ai weiwei to be a mysterious, opaque figure.
Well bundle all of these goodies in a chic never sorry tote bag and you will also get a special thank. Ai weiweis 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. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for ai weiwei. Either you know the name ai weiwei or you are, to some degree, clueless. He has also called for greater transparency on the part of the chinese state. In december 2008 a 24yearold american, alison klayman, as a favor to a friend, started videotaping the chinese artist ai weiwei. Ai is a great subject for a documentary, and his charismatic certitude watch as he unflinchingly confronts a policeman who beat him or uses twitter as a 247 method of protest helps to offset. Never sorry year 2012 genre documentary idmb rating 7. The first feature length doc on the iconic chinese contemporary artist, ai weiwei. Klayman documented ais artistic process in preparation for major museum exhibitions, his intimate exchanges with family members and his increasingly public clashes with the chinese government. Directed by alison klayman, the film lists unknown or not available as a castmember. And his appearances on twitter and the unsparing truths he airs in his blog often lead to police harassment. Unfortunately for them, the reputation of the man time magazine shortlisted for 2011s person of the year cover story just seems to grow.
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. Never sorry trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. 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.