Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly (2019)
Ai Weiwei, famous for his large-scale installation work and his dogged social justice advocacy, created a career-defining work in 2015 with @Large, mounted at Alcatraz, the emblematic site associated with egregious incarceration conditions and radical Native American protest. At the core of @Large were portraits of prisoners of conscience coupled with the opportunity to write letters of solidarity to the imprisoned. In her impassioned and powerful film, exhibition curator Cheryl Haines visits several current and former prisoners, including American whistleblower Chelsea Manning, and learns how these letters were vital to their survival. “The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.” — Ai Weiwei
Cast
- Ai Weiwei - Self
- Chelsea Manning - Self
- Alexandra Munroe - Self
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly about?
- Ai Weiwei, famous for his large-scale installation work and his dogged social justice advocacy, created a career-defining work in 2015 with @Large, mounted at Alcatraz, the emblematic site associated with egregious incarceration conditions and radical Native American protest. At the core of @Large were portraits of prisoners of conscience coupled with the opportunity to write letters of solidarity to the imprisoned. In her impassioned and powerful film, exhibition curator Cheryl Haines visits several current and former prisoners, including American whistleblower Chelsea Manning, and learns how these letters were vital to their survival. “The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.” — Ai Weiwei
- Who directed Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly?
- Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly was directed by Cheryl Haines.
- Who stars in Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly?
- Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly stars Ai Weiwei, Chelsea Manning, Alexandra Munroe.
- How long is Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly?
- Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly has a runtime of 1h 16m (76 minutes).
- What genre is Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly?
- Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly is a Documentary film.
- What is the budget of Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly?
- Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly had a budget of $550,000.
- Where was Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly produced?
- Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly was produced in United States of America.