Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

Name: Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
Genre: Documentary
Released: July 8, 2020
Duration: 78 min
Cast: Ahmed Maher, Ai Weiwei, Atteyat Amen Abdel Ghanny, Cheryl Haines, Dan Ai

2020

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First Run Features | Release Date (Streaming): July 8, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Ahmed Maher, Ai Weiwei, Atteyat Amen Abdel Ghanny, Cheryl Haines, Dan Ai, Farida Ghulam, John Kiriakou, Marcus Koenen, Miles Kaplan, Steven Hawkins

Summary: Human rights become profoundly personal when Ai Weiwei, China's most famous artist, transforms Alcatraz Island prison into an astonishing expression of socially-engaged art focused on the plight of the unjustly incarcerated. At the core of the installation, called @Large, were portraits of prisoners of conscience coupled with theHuman rights become profoundly personal when Ai Weiwei, China's most famous artist, transforms Alcatraz Island prison into an astonishing expression of socially-engaged art focused on the plight of the unjustly incarcerated. At the core of the installation, called @Large, were portraits of prisoners of conscience coupled with the opportunity to write letters of solidarity to the imprisoned.… Expand

Director: Cheryl Haines and Gina Leibrecht

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 78 min

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jul 9, 2020

A very absorbing and valuable documentary about the creation of this artwork, which relates to Ai’s honourable record of using art as memorialist-activism. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Jul 13, 2020

The best parts of Ai WeiWei: Yours Truly include the scenes at Ai’s studio in Beijing, as he conceives the project and we get a glimpse into how the sausage is made; and the titular focus on political prisoners. Read full review

Lovia Gyarkye

Jul 8, 2020

Even for those familiar with Ai and his work, the film’s offerings of fascinating insights into his personal life and an exploration of the stakes of personal freedom make it a worthy viewing experience. Read full review

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