Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | China's Dissident Artist | Independent Lens

August 11, 2024

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Filmed and Directed by
Alison Klayman

Edited by
Jennifer Fineran

Music by
Ilan Isakov

Contributing Producer
Colin Jones

Producers
Alison Klayman
Adam Schlesinger

Executive Producers
Karl Katz
Julie Goldman
Andrew Cohen

Associate Producers
Katie Grube
Matt Ma

Post-Production/Outreach Manager
Win-Sie Tow

For MUSE Film and Television
Cathy Price
Jack Chiueh

Key Advisor
Brian Newman

Digital Strategist
Lou Sagar

Cast
Ai Dan 艾丹
Ai Lao 艾老
Ai Weiwei
Lee Ambrozy
Chen Danqing 陈丹青
Ethan Cohen
Feng Boyi 冯博一
Gao Ying 高瑛
Gu Changwei 顾长卫
He Yunchang 何云昌
Hsieh Tehching 谢德庆
Huang Kankan
Hung Huang 洪晃
Li Zhanyang 李占洋
Liu Yanping
Lu Qing 路青
Evan Osnos
RongRong 荣荣
Karen Smith
Philip Tinari
Wang Fen 王分
Inserk Yang
Zhang Hongtu 张宏图
Zuoxiao Zuzhou 左小诅咒

Co-editor / Sound / Subtitles
Alison Klayman

Editorial Services
Gypsy Camp Studios

Editorial Assistant
Lillie Zuck

Editorial Consultant
Jonathan Oppenheim

Additional Cinematography
Colin Jones

Additional Footage
Ai Weiwei
Ai Xiaoming
Sam Beattie
Andrew Cohen
Rebecca Kanthor
Matt Ma
Zhao Zhao

Still Photography
Ted Alcorn

Graphic Design (Beijing)
39 Degrees North

Online Editor
David Gauff

Re-Recording Mixer
Matt Gundy

Colorist
Jane Tolmachyov

Score Mix by
Carmen Borgia

Musicians
Ilan Isakov (Guitar, Mandolin, Keyboard)
Philip Parker (Cello)
Jonathan Davenport (Bass)

Post Production Facility
DuArt Film & Video

Post Production Sound
DuArt Sound

Production Assistants - Beijing
Linnje
Dennis Tung

Post-Production Assistants - New York
Emily Harris
Alexander Hughes
Jessica Kingdon
Rayleigh Lei
Kate Smith
Yi-Hsun Tseng
Xibei
Cindy Zhang
Binghao Zhao

Outreach Assistant
Erin Chaney

Subtitles
Michelle Lim
Kate Smith
Yi-Hsun Tseng
Xiyun Yang
Xiaozheng Zhu
Lillie Zuck

Distribution Advisory Services
Cinetic Media

Legal Services
Victoria Cook

Additional Archival Research
Kate Coe

Archival Footage & Images Courtesy
Al-Jazeera English
AP Archives
CNN
Contact Press Images
Corbis Images
C-SPAN
ITN Source
Long Bow Group, Inc.
Magnet Images
Nobel Media AB
New Tang Dynasty Television
RongRong
Yang Zhichao

Songs

"钱歌"
(From the album "大事")
Written by: Zuoxiao Zuzhou
Performed by: Zuoxiao Zuzhou
Courtesy of Zuoxiao Zuzhou

"Zhongnanhai"
Written By: Carsick Cars
Performed by: Carsick Cars
Courtesy of Maybe Mars

Special Thanks
Jocelyn Barnes
Juliet Bingham
Amy and Mark Blumenfeld
Melissa Chan
Karin Chien
Jerome and Joan Cohen
John Cooper
Susan Delson
Chris Dercon
Sandi Dubowski
FAKE Design
Martha Flanders
Galleri Faurschou, Beijing
Rachel Gogel
Gui Nuo
Guo Ke
Lindsay Hamlin
Haus der Kunst, Munich
Herzog & de Meuron, Basel
Sharon Hom
Pamela Horn
Ted and Vanessa Hope
Mami Kataoka
Matthew Klayman
Dr. Anna Kornbrot and Barry Klayman
Lucas Lai
Maggie, Stephanie and David
Albert Maysles
Urs Miele
An Xiao Mina
Mori Museum, Tokyo
Jennifer Ng
Uli Sigg
Nadine Stenke
Tate Modern, London
Taliesin Thomas
Three Shadows, Beijing
Stephanie Tung
Ragna Van Doorn
Sheena Wagstaff
Wen Tao
Kimberly Wexler
E-Shyh Wong
Xu Ye
Chin-Chin Yap
Gao Yuan
Gary Zarr

Dedicated to everyone who is finding a new way
to express themselves and to reach out.

Major funding for this program was provided by
Good Pitch
Hazen-Polsky Foundation
Henry Luce Foundation
Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute
Agnes Gund
Jerome Foundation
Chicken & Egg Pictures
Lisson Gallery
And others; a complete list available from PBS

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry was produced by Never Sorry, LLC
and United Expression Media in association with Muse Film and Television.
This program was produced by Never Sorry, LLC
which is solely responsible for its content.

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