Ai Weiwei

Career Overview

Ai Weiwei has 112 screen credits in a career dating back to 1992. Signature works include Beijing: The Third Ring, The Rest, A Beautiful Life. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 112
Birth Date: 1957-08-28
Birth Place: Beijing, China

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Oksana Dyka (1 collaborations)
Michael Fabiano (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (31 credits)
- Ai Weiwei's Turandot
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- The Trainer
  Ai Weiwei
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Free to Create - Artists in Exile
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- A Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Ithaka
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Vincent van Gogh Superstar
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Rest
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Why Are We Creative?
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Ai Weiwei en Buenos Aires
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Ai Weiwei Drifting
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Ai Weiwei - Evidence
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- The Sand Storm
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
  Self - Artist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Hormone
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Who's Afraid of Ai Wei Wei?
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Disturbing the Peace
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Little Girl's Cheeks
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Eat, Drink and Be Merry
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- The Daily Show
  
  - November 16, 2021 - Ai Weiwei (2021) ... Self actor actors
  
  1996
- Morgenmagazin
  
  - Episode 150 (2015) ... Self actor actors
  
  1992
- Bambi
  
  - Episode 1 (2017) ... Self actor actors
  
  1948
directing (40 credits)
- Animality
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Rohingya
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Opera di Roma: Turandot
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Cockroach
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- CoroNation
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Vivos
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- The Rest
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Shouting Out
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Human Flow
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- 江天勇律师
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Heaven and Earth
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Fukushima Art Project
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Straight
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- You Know What I Mean
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Play of the Play
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Stay Home
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Wenchuan Rebar
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Ping'an Yueqing
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Remembrance
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- 4851
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Discard the Old Path of Closed Doors and Rigidity and Reject Evil Attempts to Change the Party's Banner
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- The Mala Desert
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- The Crab House
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Ordos 100
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- So Sorry
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Beijing: The Third Ring
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Chang'an Boulevard
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Beijing: The Second Ring
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Flower Good Moon Round
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Jingmei Wang
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Sanhua
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- A Beautiful Life
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- One Recluse
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Disturbing the Peace
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Little Girl's Cheeks
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- 冯正虎回家
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Fairytale
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Beijing 2003
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Eat, Drink and Be Merry
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
production (26 credits)
- Animality
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Rohingya
  producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- CoroNation
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Vivos
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- The Rest
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Ximei
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Human Flow
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Heaven and Earth
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- You Know What I Mean
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Ai Weiwei's Appeal ¥15,220,910.50
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Stay Home
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Ping'an Yueqing
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- The Mala Desert
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- The Crab House
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Ordos 100
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- So Sorry
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Beijing: The Third Ring
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Chang'an Boulevard
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Beijing: The Second Ring
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Sanhua
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- One Recluse
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Disturbing the Peace
  producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- Little Girl's Cheeks
  producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- Fairytale
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Beijing 2003
  producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- Eat, Drink and Be Merry
  producer
  
  production
  
  2003
writing (1 credits)
- Animality
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2025
camera (2 credits)
- Vivos
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2020
- Human Flow
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2017
crew (6 credits)
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2012
- Beijing: The Third Ring
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2012
- Chang'an Boulevard
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2012
- Beijing: The Second Ring
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2012
- One Recluse
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2010
- Beijing 2003
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2004
editing (6 credits)
- Beijing: The Third Ring
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2012
- Chang'an Boulevard
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2012
- Beijing: The Second Ring
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2012
- One Recluse
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2010
- Fairytale
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2007
- Beijing 2003
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2004