Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is a 2012 documentary film that follows Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei’s confrontations with government censorship and his use of art and social media as tools of political dissent.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Context triple: [Ai Weiwei, notableWork, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry]
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Citizenfour
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Disobedience
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The Thin Blue Line
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O.J.: Made in America
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Jia Zhangke film Platform
"Platform" is a 2000 Chinese drama film by director Jia Zhangke that follows a group of young performers navigating social and cultural change in China from the late 1970s to the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Target entity description: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is a 2012 documentary film that follows Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei’s confrontations with government censorship and his use of art and social media as tools of political dissent.
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A.
Citizenfour
Citizenfour is a 2014 documentary film by Laura Poitras that chronicles Edward Snowden’s revelations about global mass surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency.
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B.
Disobedience
Disobedience is a 2017 romantic drama film exploring forbidden love and religious tradition within an Orthodox Jewish community in London.
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C.
The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson as an inept yet well-meaning police inspector in a small-town police station.
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D.
O.J.: Made in America
O.J.: Made in America is a critically acclaimed 2016 documentary miniseries that explores O.J. Simpson’s life, career, and infamous murder trial within the broader context of race, celebrity, and the American justice system.
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E.
Jia Zhangke film Platform
"Platform" is a 2000 Chinese drama film by director Jia Zhangke that follows a group of young performers navigating social and cultural change in China from the late 1970s to the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical film
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documentary film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Special Jury Prize (Sundance Film Festival)
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surface form:
Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Defiance at Sundance Film Festival
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| basedOn | real events in Ai Weiwei’s life ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Alison Klayman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfProduction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Chinese government censorship
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human rights activism in China ⓘ use of social media for political dissent ⓘ |
| director | Alison Klayman ⓘ |
| distributedBy | IFC Films ⓘ |
| distributor | IFC Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jennifer Fineran ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
2008 Sichuan earthquake activism
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Ai Weiwei’s police detention ⓘ Shanghai studio demolition ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Beijing
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New York City ⓘ Shanghai ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
early 2010s
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late 2000s ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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political documentary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
censorship
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freedom of expression ⓘ power of social media ⓘ role of artists in politics ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry self-link ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ilan Isakov ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Ai Weiwei’s confrontations with Chinese authorities
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intersection of art and activism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| portrays |
Ai Weiwei’s artistic practice
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Ai Weiwei’s legal struggles with Chinese authorities ⓘ Ai Weiwei’s online activism ⓘ |
| producer |
C. Adam Schlesinger
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surface form:
Adam Schlesinger
Alison Klayman ⓘ Colin Jones ⓘ Julie Goldman ⓘ Karl Katz ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| starring | Ai Weiwei ⓘ |
| subject | Ai Weiwei ⓘ |
| worldPremiereAt | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| writer | Alison Klayman ⓘ |
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Subject: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Description of subject: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is a 2012 documentary film that follows Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei’s confrontations with government censorship and his use of art and social media as tools of political dissent.
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