Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to ai while working as a journalist in china. Never sorry examines the complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of chinas preeminent. Never sorry is a documentary film that was released in 2012 about the noted chinese artist named al weiwei. Winner of the 2012 sundance us documentary special jury prize for spirit of defiance. 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. 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 is the first featurelength film about the internationally renowned chinese artist and activist, ai weiwei. Power has been reinvented in the 21 st century, pushing art and culture in rapidly progressive directions. 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. Directed by alison klayman, the film lists unknown or not available as a castmember. Best storytelling in a documentary, nantucket film festival 2012 nominated. Al weiwei has always been a famous artist but recently his political activities have begun to get him international attention. Unfortunately for them, the reputation of the man time magazine shortlisted for 2011s person of the year cover story just seems to grow.
Ai weiwei never sorry 2012 torrent download limetorrents. One of 2012 sundance film festivals official selections, this documentary piece by alison klayman. Never sorry is the story of an artist who continues to make ripples in the fabric of chinese society. Chinese artist and activist ai weiwei is a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. 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. Never sorry 2012 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Never sorry captures ai weiweis transformation from artist to political dissident.
Ai is his countrys most celebrated avantgarde artist. Never sorry examines the complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of chinas preeminent contemporary artist. From 2008 to 2010, beijingbased journalist and filmmaker alison klayman gained unprecedented access to internationally renowned chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. Never sorry stars danqing chen, weiwei ai, dan ai, lao ai the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of 81 out of 100 on. Klaymans detailed portrait of the artist provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary china and one of its most compelling public figures. Never sorry is an intimate portrait of the chinese artist and political activist who came to international prominence due to his antigovernment views. Never sorry 2012 starring ai weiwei on dvd and bluray. 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. Al weiwei is also known for his political activism. Klaymans unprecedented access to the artist, as well as his own prolific recordings, provides an engrossing document of one of chinas most compelling public figures. The first feature length doc on the iconic chinese contemporary artist, ai weiwei.
In the summer of 2006, having just graduated from brown university. Either you know the name ai weiwei or you are, to some degree, clueless. A documentary that chronicles artist and activist ai weiwei as he prepares for a series. In april 2011, when ai disappeared into police custody for three months, he quickly became chinas most famous missing person.
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In recent years, ai has garnered international attention as much. Never sorry is unashamedly political, yet intimately personal viewing. 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. Klayman documented ais artistic process in preparation for major museum. Alison klayman documents the life and work of chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. In december 2008 a 24yearold american, alison klayman, as a favor to a friend, started videotaping the chinese artist ai weiwei. Never sorry follows the famous artist around the world as he repeatedly irks chinese authorities with his art and political critiques. Art and politics collide in this eyeopening portrait of outspoken chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. 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. He is an undoubtedly fascinating focal point for a documentary as debut filmmaker, alison klayman, follows him for three years capturing his professional high points as well as his numerous brushes with chinese authorities, including.
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