Disturbing the Peace.
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Ai Weiwei Studio, 2009., Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
Status
Available Online
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Language
English
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General Note
Title from title frames.
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Film
General Note
In Process Record.
Participants/Performers
Ai Weiwei
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Ai Weiwei Studio in 2009.
Description
On the afternoon of May 12, 2008, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan County in northern Sichuan Province, devastating a vast area of mountainous terrain and killing some 70,000 people, including thousands of children who were in school when it hit. Around the country, concerned citizens began to question why the government-built school buildings collapsed so easily, burying thousands of children alive, when other edifices had withstood the strike. In response to suspicion that corruption had resulted in deficient construction of the schools, the government concealed information and refused to release the number and names of the deceased students. Activist Tan Zuoren was arrested for investigating the deaths and charged with inciting subversion of state power. Ai Weiwei, who was also researching the situation and would eventually publish the full roster of names on his blog, was invited to testify at Tan's trial in Chengdu. As soon as Ai and his group arrived, they were followed and filmed. This harassment culminated with the police breaking into Ai's hotel room and beating him, causing cranial trauma. This film records Ai and his lawyers as they repeatedly travel to Chengdu to seek an explanation from the authorities. The documentary exposes the naked violence of the relationship among the people, the law, and its enforcers.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In English
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weiwei, A. (2009). Disturbing the Peace . Ai Weiwei Studio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weiwei, Ai. 2009. Disturbing the Peace. [San Francisco, California, USA]: Ai Weiwei Studio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weiwei, Ai. Disturbing the Peace [San Francisco, California, USA]: Ai Weiwei Studio, 2009.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Weiwei, A. (2009). Disturbing the peace. [San Francisco, California, USA]: Ai Weiwei Studio.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weiwei, Ai. Disturbing the Peace Ai Weiwei Studio, 2009.
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