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AdocumentaryabouttheChinedissidentAiWeiweiisbeingreleadacrosstheUnited

States,justmonthsafterthedissident'syear-longprobationinChinawaslifted.

Thefilm,byfirst-timedirectorAlisonKlayman,prentstheartistasacreative

forceandadigitalcrusader,inadditiontobeingafighterforhumanrights.

more

thanayear,hehasn'tbeenallowedtoleaveChina.

Now,AlisonKlayman'sfilm,AiWeiweiNeverSorry,showstheartistasaproponent

offreedomwhoisdigitallyconnectedtotheworld.

ThefilmshowshowAidefiedthegovernmentbyrearchingthedeathsofveral

thousandschoolchildreninthe2008Sichuanearthquakeandthenlistingtheirnames.

Thegovernmenthadrefudtonamethem.

"Heputacallonhisblogtodoaninvestigation,"recalleddirectorAlisonKlayman.

"Hecalleditcitizen'sinvestigationtogoouttoalltheareas,collectthenames,

gototheparents,gototheschools,andheendedupgatheringover5000namesof

childrenwhodied.

Healsostartedaninvestigationintotheshoddyconstructionofschoolsthatcaved

inwhilestudentswereinside.

KlaymansaysAiWeiwei'sactivismisanintegralpartofhisart.

"Ithinknomatterwhathedoes,helf-identifiesasanindependentartistandin

theendit'sallmotivatedbythissamedesiretoexpresshimlf,tocommunicate,"

shesaid.

AiwasarrestedonApril3,ghhisbail

restrictionswereliftedinJune,hestillhasnotbeenallowedtoleaveChina.

Despitethat,n

saysAi'sactivismhasbeencontagious.

"Youeallthepeoplewhoareinfluencedbyhimandarejustasactiveashimonline

andtheymaybelawyersandtheymaybehouwivesandthey'venevergoneabroad,"

saidKlayman."Youdon'thavetobeexpodtotheWestortoanotherculturetobe

drawntotheissuesoftheruleoflawandtransparencyandfreedomofexpression.

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KlaymancalledherdocumentaryAiWeiweiNeverSorryasatakeontheartist's

installation"SoSorry."AiudthatnametomocktheChinegovernment'sapologies

aftertheearthquake.

"Obviously'NeverSorry'emsalotmoretobetheattitudethatWeiweistandsfor,

thatheunapologeticallyandsteadfastlywillbepromotingnomatterwhat,"said

Klayman.