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Alison Klayman Talks About Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (The Reelblack Interview)

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Channel: Reelblack One · 2012 · Film & Animation

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Sundance Award-Winning Filmmaker Alison Kalyman spent a few minutes with RBTV's Mike D. To discuss her debut feature doc AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY. 

Camera: Craig Carpenter.  Edit: Mike D.  Special thanks: Sundance Selects, Allied THA.

The Philadelphia native spent 3 years in China documenting the controversial artist.  Ai Weiwei is China's most famous international artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, Ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. In response, Chinese authorities have shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldozed his newly built studio, and held him in secret detention.

AI WEIWEI: 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. First-time director Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China. Her detailed portrait provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures.

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