Directing
104
Man
28 Aug 1957 (67)
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 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.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Free to Create - Artists in Exile | Himself |
| 2023 | Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy | Himself |
| 2023 | Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System | Self - Interviewee |
| 2022 | Ithaka | Self |
| 2022 | Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War | |
| 2022 | Aux arts et cætera | Self |
| 2019 | Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies | |
| 2019 | The Rest | |
| 2019 | Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly | Self |
| 2019 | Vincent van Gogh Superstar | Self |
| 2018 | Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma | Self |
| 2018 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | |
| 2018 | Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires | Himself |
| 2017 | The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg | |
| 2017 | Ai Weiwei Drifting | Self |
| 2015 | Artsnight | Self |
| 2014 | Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema | Self |
| 2014 | The Sand Storm | |
| 2014 | Ai Weiwei - Evidence | Himself |
| 2014 | Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50 | Self |
| 2013 | Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case | |
| 2012 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | Self - Artist |
| 2012 | KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao | Himself |
| 2011 | Hormone | |
| 2010 | Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour | |
| 2009 | Disturbing the Peace | Self |
| 2009 | Little Girl's Cheeks | |
| 2004 | Kulturplatz | Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1948 | Bambi Awards | Self |