Ai Weiwei

Director

Born: August 28, 1957 (age 68)
From: Beijing, China

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…

Filmography (64)

Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button (2026)
Director
Ai Weiwei's Turandot (2025)
Self
Animality
Animality (2025)
Director
The Trainer (2024)
Ai Weiwei
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
Free to Create - Artists in Exile (2024)
Himself
Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy (2023)
Himself
Rohingya (2022)
Director
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War (2022)
Ithaka (2022)
Self
Opera di Roma: Turandot
Opera di Roma: Turandot (2022)
Director
Cockroach (2020)
Director
CoroNation (2020)
Director
Vivos (2020)
Director
Vincent van Gogh Superstar (2019)
Self
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019)
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly (2019)
Self
The Rest (2019)
Director
Why Are We Creative? (2018)
Self
Shouting Out
Shouting Out (2018)
Director
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires (2018)
Himself
Human Flow (2017)
Director
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg (2017)
Ai Weiwei Drifting (2017)
Self
江天勇律师 (2017)
Director
Heaven and Earth (2016)
Director
Fukushima Art Project (2015)
Director
Straight (2015)
Director
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema (2014)
Self
Ai Weiwei - Evidence (2014)
Himself
The Sand Storm (2014)