Ai Weiwei

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117 titles

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
The Hammer Self Self See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (33 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Animality (2025) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
The Trainer (2024) Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei See fewer
Rohingya (2021) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Cockroach (2020) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Coronation (2020) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Vivos (2020) Director, Producer, Cinematographer Director, Producer, Cinematographer See fewer
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019) Archive Archive See fewer
The Rest (2019) Director, Producer, Cinematographer Director, Producer, Cinematographer See fewer
Ximei (2019) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$300K
Human Flow (2017) Director, Producer, Cinematographer Director, Producer, Cinematographer See fewer		$46K	$528K	$1.8MM
Une brève histoire de l'avenir (2015) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Sandstorm (2014) (Short) - Actor Actor See fewer
Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50 (2014) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Stay Home (2013) Director Director See fewer
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2013) Additional Camera Additional Camera See fewer		$5K	$45K	$45K
The Nightingale of Tibet (2013) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$2MM
Ping'an yueqing (2013) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
The Crab House (2012) (Video) - Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
The Mala Desert (2012) (Video) - Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Ordos 100 (2012) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
So Sorry (2012) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) Additional Footage, Dedicatee, Very Special Thanks Additional Footage, Dedicatee, Very Special Thanks See fewer		$41K	$534K	$882K
One Recluse (2010) Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor See fewer
Calico Cat (2010) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
A Beautiful Life (2010) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Disturbing the Peace (2009) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Little Girls Cheeks (2009) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Fairytale (2008) Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor See fewer
Beijing: The Second Ring (2005) Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor See fewer
Beijing: The Third Ring (2005) Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor See fewer
Beijing 2003 (2004) Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor See fewer
Chang'an Boulevard (2004) Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor See fewer
Eat, Drink, and Be Marry (2003) (Short) - Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer

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Past Television (2 titles)	Episodes
Independent Lens (2013) (TV Series) - Camera Operator: Additional Footage (1 episode, 2013) Camera Operator: Additional Footage (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (Feb 25, 2013) Season 14, Episode 9 - Camera Operator: Additional Footage Camera Operator: Additional Footage See fewer	1
Bei Jing ren zai Niu Yue (1993) (TV Series) - Assistant Director (21 episodes, 1993), Ai Weiwei (1 episode, 1993) Assistant Director (21 episodes, 1993), Ai Weiwei (1 episode, 1993) See fewer Episode #1.21 (1993) Season 1, Episode 21 - Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	21

Self (71 titles)
Ai Weiwei's Turandot (2025) Self - Subject of the documentary Self - Subject of the documentary See fewer
Arte Journal (2022–2024) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2022) Self (2 episodes, 2022) See fewer ARTE Journal vom 31.12.2024 (Dec 31, 2024) Self Self See fewer Arte Journal vom 29.11.2022 (Nov 29, 2022) Self Self See fewer
Il Codice Puccini (2024) Self Self See fewer
¡Atención obras! (2024) (TV Series) - Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2024) Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2024) See fewer Episode #13.10 (Nov 22, 2024) Season 13, Episode 10 - Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
Berengo - The Master of Glass Renaissance (2024) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Aux arts et cætera (2024) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2024) Self (1 episode, 2024) See fewer Ai Weiwei, l'art de la dissidence (Apr 24, 2024) Self Self See fewer
Orange mécanique, les rouages de la violence (2023) (TV Movie) - Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer
Time100: The Most Influential People 2023 (2023) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
China's Concentration Camps (2023) (TV Mini-series) - Self - Interviewee (2 episodes, 2023) Self - Interviewee (2 episodes, 2023) See fewer La surveillance totale (Mar 28, 2023) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer Laogai, le goulag chinois (Mar 28, 2023) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2023) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2023) Self (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Ai Weiwei (Mar 3, 2023) Season 6, Episode 36 - Self Self See fewer
In Gesprek (2022) (TV Series) - Self - Kunstenaar en Aktivis (1 episode, 2022) Self - Kunstenaar en Aktivis (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Episode #7.23 (Dec 5, 2022) Season 7, Episode 23 - Self - Kunstenaar en Aktivis Self - Kunstenaar en Aktivis See fewer
Venice: Infinitely Avant-Garde (2022) Self Self See fewer
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War (2022) Self Self See fewer
Kunst und Krankheit - Kranke Körper, verletzte Seelen (2022) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Amanpour & Company (2022) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2022) Self (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Episode dated 4 February 2022 (Feb 4, 2022) Self Self See fewer
DAS! (2021) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2021) Self (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Episode dated 24 November 2021 (Nov 24, 2021) Self Self See fewer
The Daily Show (2021) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2021) Self (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Ai Weiwei (Nov 16, 2021) Season 27, Episode 28 - Self Self See fewer
CBS Mornings (2021) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2021) Self (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Episode dated 12 November 2021 (Nov 12, 2021) Self Self See fewer
Ithaka (2021) Self Self See fewer
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (2020–2021) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2020) Self (2 episodes, 2020) See fewer Episode dated 31 October 2021 (Oct 31, 2021) Self Self See fewer Episode dated 16 February 2020 (Feb 16, 2020) Self Self See fewer
Markus Lanz (2020) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Episode dated 29 September 2020 (Sep 29, 2020) Self Self See fewer
Julian Assange: Revolution Now (2020) Self Self See fewer
VPRO Backlight (2020) (TV Series) - Self - Kunstenaar (1 episode, 2020) Self - Kunstenaar (1 episode, 2020) See fewer China: Alles onder controle (May 17, 2020) Season 18, Episode 24 - Self - Kunstenaar Self - Kunstenaar See fewer
Peston (2020) (TV Series) - Self - Artist & Activist (1 episode, 2020) Self - Artist & Activist (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Episode #4.13 (Apr 15, 2020) Season 4, Episode 13 - Self - Artist & Activist Self - Artist & Activist See fewer
Kulturplatz (2007–2020) (TV Series) - Self (6 episodes, 2007) Self (6 episodes, 2007) See fewer Visionäre Wohnwelten (Feb 12, 2020) Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Volle Kanne (2019) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2019) Self (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Episode dated 17 May 2019 (May 17, 2019) Self Self See fewer
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies (2019) Self Self See fewer
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly (2019) Self Self See fewer
Preguntes freqüents (2018) (TV Series) - Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2018) Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2018) See fewer L'endemà del 21-D (Dec 22, 2018) Season 3, Episode 16 - Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
Why Are We Creative: The Centipede's Dilemma (2018) Self Self See fewer
Art in Mind (TV Series) - Self Self See fewer
The Private Life of the Royal Academy (2018) (TV Movie) - Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer
Días de cine (2017–2018) (TV Series) - Self - Interviewee (2 episodes, 2017) Self - Interviewee (2 episodes, 2017) See fewer Episode dated 5 April 2018 (Apr 5, 2018) Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer Episode dated 26 October 2017 (Oct 26, 2017) Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
One Plus One (2018) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Ai Weiwei (Mar 30, 2018) Season 8, Episode 8 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Ai Weiwei - Drifting (2018) (TV Movie) - Self - Ai Weiwei Self - Ai Weiwei See fewer
Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires (2018) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
The 2017 European Film Awards (2017) (TV Special) - Self - Audience Member Self - Audience Member See fewer
Celebrity Conversations (2017) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2017) Self (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Celebrity Conversations: Ai Weiwei (Nov 20, 2017) Season 2, Episode 19 - Self Self See fewer
Bambi Medienpreis (2017) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Ai Weiwei for Stockholm International Film Festival (2017) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2017) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2017) Self (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Episode #40.4 (Oct 15, 2017) Season 40, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer
Human Flow (2017) Self Self See fewer
Na plovárne (2017) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2017) Self (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Na plovárne s Aj Wej-wejem (May 31, 2017) Season 19, Episode 31 - Self Self See fewer
60 Minutes (2017) (TV Series) - Self - Chinese Dissident (segment "Enemy of the State") (1 episode, 2017) Self - Chinese Dissident (segment "Enemy of the State") (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Sanctuary/Cook County Jail/Enemy of the State (May 21, 2017) Season 49, Episode 35 - Self - Chinese Dissident (segment "Enemy of the State") Self - Chinese Dissident (segment "Enemy of the State") See fewer
College Tour (2016) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2016) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Episode dated 23 September 2016 (Sep 23, 2016) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Ai Weiwei at Cycladic (2016) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Reset: The Documentary (2016) Self Self See fewer
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg (2016) Self Self See fewer
Le supplément (2016) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2016) Self (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Episode dated 17 January 2016 (Jan 17, 2016) Self Self See fewer
28' (2016) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2016) Self (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Episode dated 14 January 2016 (Jan 14, 2016) Self Self See fewer
Kulturzeit (2012–2015) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2012) Self (2 episodes, 2012) See fewer Episode dated 3 September 2015 (Sep 3, 2015) Self Self See fewer Episode dated 20 June 2012 (Jun 20, 2012) Self Self See fewer
Morgenmagazin (2015) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2015) Self (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Episode dated 7 August 2015 (Aug 7, 2015) Self Self See fewer
Artsnight (2015) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2015) Self (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Chris Dercon (Mar 27, 2015) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer
Guang yin de gu shi: Tai wan xin dian ying (2014) Self Self See fewer
Cartoonists: Footsoldiers of Democracy? (2014) Self - Chinese contemporary artist Self - Chinese contemporary artist See fewer
Ai Weiwei: Evidence (2014) Self Self See fewer
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2013) Self Self See fewer
Great Artists in Their Own Words (TV Series) - Self Self See fewer
Independent Lens (2013) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2013) Self (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (Feb 25, 2013) Season 14, Episode 9 - Self Self See fewer
Metropolis (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Episode dated 9 June 2012 (Jun 9, 2012) Self Self See fewer
Art in the Twenty-First Century (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Change (Apr 13, 2012) Season 6, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) Self Self See fewer
Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour (2010) Self Self See fewer
Imagine (2010) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2010) Self (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour (Nov 16, 2010) Season 16, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
Continuarà... (2010) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2010) Self (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Episode dated 26 January 2010 (Jan 26, 2010) Self Self See fewer
Disturbing the Peace (2009) Self Self See fewer
Ànima (2009) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2009) Self (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Episode #2.52 (Dec 9, 2009) Season 2, Episode 52 - Self Self See fewer
Bird's Nest - Herzog & De Meuron in China (2008) Self Self See fewer
Durch die Nacht mit... (2007) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2007) Self (1 episode, 2007) See fewer Ai Weiwei und Wim Delvoye (Sep 4, 2007) Self Self See fewer
Kunst und Kosmos (2007) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
China: The Wild East (1994) Self Self See fewer

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Archive Footage (10 titles)
Arte Journal (2025) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2025) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2025) See fewer Arte Journal vom 19.07.2025 (Jul 19, 2025) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Project (2024) (TV Series) - Self - Artist & Activist (archive footage) (1 episode, 2024) Self - Artist & Activist (archive footage) (1 episode, 2024) See fewer Episode dated 26 June 2024 (Jun 26, 2024) Self - Artist & Activist (archive footage) Self - Artist & Activist (archive footage) See fewer
Kulturplatz (2011–2021) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2011) Self (archive footage) (2 episodes, 2011) See fewer Der Sammler Uli Sigg und die chinesische Gegenwartskunst (Nov 17, 2021) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Episode dated 25 May 2011 (May 25, 2011) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Bolt Report (2021) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2021) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Episode #11.165 (Nov 17, 2021) Season 11, Episode 165 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art (2020) Self - Artist, Classmate of Pei-Shen Qian (archive footage) Self - Artist, Classmate of Pei-Shen Qian (archive footage) See fewer
The Price of Everything (2018) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
60 Minutes (2017) (TV Series) - Self - Chinese Dissident (archive footage) (segment "Enemy of the State") (1 episode, 2017) Self - Chinese Dissident (archive footage) (segment "Enemy of the State") (1 episode, 2017) See fewer The Hostage Policy/Out of Darkness/Enemy of the State (Jul 16, 2017) Season 49, Episode 44 - Self - Chinese Dissident (archive footage) (segment "Enemy of the State") Self - Chinese Dissident (archive footage) (segment "Enemy of the State") See fewer
Wendepunkte hessischer Geschichte (2016) (TV Mini-series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2016) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Episode #1.1 (Nov 30, 2016) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Kulturzeit (2012) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2012) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Episode dated 11 June 2012 (Jun 11, 2012) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
12h45 (2011) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2011) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Episode dated 23 June 2011 (Jun 23, 2011) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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