Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Can an artist change China?
An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011, from his rise to world fame via the Internet to his highly publicized arrest due to his frequent and daring confrontations with the Chinese authorities.
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Ai Weiwei
Artist
Chen Danqing
Artist
Li Zhanyang
Sculptor
Hung Huang
Magazine Publisher
Ethan Cohen
Art Gallerist
Phil Tinari
UCCA Museum Director
Feng Boyi
Art Curator
Evan Osnos
Journalist
Liu Yanping
Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer
Huang Kankan
Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer
Gu Changwei
Filmmaker
Karen Smith
Writer
Ai Dan
Weiwei's Brother
Zuoxiao Zuzhou
Musician
Lee Ambrozy
Weiwei's Blog Translator
Lu Qing
Weiwei's Wife
Inserk Yang
Art Assistant
Chris Dercon
Haus der Kunst Director
Gao Ying
Weiwei's Mother
Zhao Zhao
Weiwei's Videographer
Zhang Hongtu
Artist
Hsieh Tehching
Performance Artist
RongRong
Photographer
Yunchang He
Performance Artist
Ai Lao
Weiwei's Son
Wang Feng
Lao's Mother
Sheena Wagstaff
Tate Modern Chief Curator
Tan Zuoren
Sichuan Earthquake Activist (archive footage)
Christiane Amanpour
TV Host (archive footage)
Oliver North
US Military Officer (archive footage)
Yang Zhichao
Performance Artist (archive footage)
Liu Xiaobo
Writer (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Politician (archive footage)
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