Filmmaker alison klayman had unequalled access to ai while he was. Weiwei is a remarkable individual and a captivating presence on screen and one not without his faults. 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. And we are working on a simplified character subtitled version of it. Never sorry full documentary skip navigation sign in. Never sorry follows the famous artist around the world as he repeatedly irks chinese authorities with his art and political critiques. Take your pills subscene subtitles download subscene. Never sorry is a documentary film that was released in 2012 about the noted chinese artist named al weiwei. And his appearances on twitter and the unsparing truths he airs in his blog often lead to police harassment. Ai weiwei always makes his opposition to silence and oppression public. Xvidlpd, geckos subs converted to match lpd release 1cd eng.
Never sorry is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. 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. Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to ai while working as a journalist in china. Firsttime director alison klayman gained unprecedented access to. Now we are focusing on finishing the film and getting it out to the public. Jun 14, 2012 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. From 2008 to 2010, beijingbased journalist and filmmaker alison klayman gained unprecedented access to internationally renowned chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. Well bundle all of these goodies in a chic never sorry tote bag and you will also get a special thank you in the films credits because were very, very grateful. Ai weiwei never sorry stream english subtitles archived from the original on 25 december its a shift in thinking, in politics, thats made increasingly possible with todays technology. 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. Ai weiwei s deft use of social media has made him one of the most wellknown artists and dissidents in the world. Never sorry is the first featurelength film about the internationally renowned chinese artist and activist, ai weiwei.
Although dealing with complex issues ai weiweis artworks are often beautifully simple in their visual expression. 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. Never sorry director actually hopes her movie will be. 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. Klayman documented ai s artistic process in preparation for major museum exhibitions, his intimate exchanges with family members and his increasingly public clashes with the chinese government. Never sorry focuses on the history, the facts, and the pervasiveness of cognitiveenhancement drugs in our amped. Director alison klayman chronicles the complexities of ais life for three years, beginning with his rise to public prominence via blog and twitter after he questioned the. Never sorry 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jul 22, 2012 if you ask ai weiwei, everything he does is a performance piece, so what you see in the movie is also performance art, said zhang hongtu, a chinese artist in new york who befriended mr. 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. Well bundle all of these goodies in a chic never sorry tote bag and you will also get a special thank.
Directly download the srt or subtitles file from the below links. In recent years, ai has garnered international attention as much for his ambitious artwork as his political provocations. Apr 19, 2011 the small never sorry team went without much sleep for the first seven days as we tried to grasp the situation as it unfolded in china. The pressure to achieve more, do more, and be more is part of being human and in the age of adderall and ritalin, achieving that can be as close as the local pharmacy. Ai weiwei is chinas most famous international artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. Winner of the special jury prize at sundance 2012, ai weiwei. Ai weiwei is known for many things great architecture, subversive inyourface art, and political activism. China should be thankful that they have ai weiwei as a chinese artist, who care about the country, like other. In recent years, ai has garnered international attention as much.
World map is a threedimensional work made of thousands of layers of thin cotton cloth. Alison klayman documents the life and work of chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. Never sorry alison klayman 2012 usa doco, subs are good. But even then he never gives up, and instead films his official minders with his video camera and publishes his footage on the web. Never sorry covers the noted chinese artists battle against the authorities in beijing. It wasnt until 2008 that i first met chinese artist ai weiwei. Director alison klayman chronicles the complexities of ai. Ai weiwei liked the video i made for his exhibition, which helped pave the way for building a trusting relationship. Al weiwei is also known for his political activism. Never sorry a defiant artist pushes back in china ai weiwei. Never sorry follows the famous artist around the world as he repeatedly irks chinese. In april 2011 ai weiwei was arrested on unclear charges and detained for three months in an undisclosed location. The small never sorry team went without much sleep for the first seven days as we tried to grasp the situation as it unfolded in china.
Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. 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. Jul 27, 2012 alison klayman documents the life and work of chinese artist and activist ai weiwei. He was calm but already then keenly aware of how precarious and unsafe his situation was. Weiwei is a remarkable individual and a captivating presence on screen. If you ask ai weiwei, everything he does is a performance piece, so what you see in the movie is also performance art, said zhang hongtu, a chinese artist in new york who befriended mr.
Closed captions cc refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant. This documentary features sitdown interviews, archival footage, and some guerillastyle shooting as ai weiwei is being transported to police stations, on the run from the police, and at art galleries. Chinese artist ai weiwei spent a productive decade in new york, noticed. In april 2011, when ai disappeared into police custody for three months, he quickly became chinas most. My roommate in beijing, stephanie tung, was curating an exhibition of his photographs for a local gallery, and she invited me to make a video to accompany that show.
Never sorry director actually hopes her movie will be pirated. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. At the time ai weiwei had been under house arrest for a few days. Al weiwei has always been a famous artist but recently his political activities have begun to get him international attention. Never sorry 2012 starring ai weiwei on dvd and bluray. Never sorry comes with a great 1080p hd transfer and is presented in 1. 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 the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. He has also called for greater transparency on the part of the chinese state. Ai weiweis deft use of social media has made him one of the most wellknown artists and dissidents in the world. Never sorry 2012 stream and watch online moviefone.
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