#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei
Overview
On 3 April 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, the Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Airport. Advised merely that his travel “could damage state security”, he was escorted to a van by officials after which he disappeared for 81 days. On his release, the government claimed that his imprisonment related to tax evasion.
Director
Cast
Christopher Goh
2nd Policeman / 2nd Soldier
Junix Inocian
'B' / Airport Official
Andrew Koji
1st Policeman / 1st Soldier
Orion Lee
'Sportsman'
David Lee-Jones
'Professor'
Andrew Leung
Thin Young Man
Richard Rees
'Minder'
David K.S. Tse
'A'
Benedict Wong
Ai Weiwei
Josie Bloom
Netizen
Gregory Champkin
Netizen
Sam Churchill
Netizen
Alexandra Donnachie
Netizen
Roxy Dunn
Netizen
Demi Jo Franks
Netizen
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