Alison Klayman

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Alison Klayman

Born January 1, 1984 (age 42)

Alison Klayman (born 1984) is an American filmmaker and journalist best known for her award-winning 2012 documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.

Known For

Take Your PillsTake Your Pills · 2018
Take Your Pills
6.52018
MovieDocumentary
In a hypercompetitive world, drugs like Adderall offer students, athletes, coders and others a way to do more -- faster and better. But at what cost?
Coexistence, My Ass!Coexistence, My Ass! · 2026
Coexistence, My Ass!
8.52026
MovieDocumentary
Noam Shuster Eliassi grew up the literal poster child for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process before making a hard pivot to stand-up comedy and political satire. But as the region sinks deeper into devastating violence, she must meet the moment by challenging her audiences with hard truths that are no laughing matter.
JaggedJagged · 2021
Jagged
7.02021
MovieMusicDocumentary
An intimate exploration of Alanis Morissette and her groundbreaking 1995 album Jagged Little Pill.
The BrinkThe Brink · 2019
The Brink
6.42019
MovieDocumentary
Now unconstrained by an official post, Steve Bannon is free to peddle influence as a perceived kingmaker, who some say still has a direct line to the White House. After anointing himself leader of the “populist movement,” he travels around the North America and Europe spreading his hard-line anti-immigration message.
Ai Weiwei: Never SorryAi Weiwei: Never Sorry · 2012
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
7.12012
MovieDocumentary
An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011, from his rise to world fame via the Internet to his highly publicized arrest due to his frequent and daring confrontations with the Chinese authorities.
White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & FitchWhite Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch · 2022
White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
5.72022
MovieDocumentary
All the cool kids were wearing it. This documentary explores A&F's pop culture reign in the late '90s and early 2000s and how it thrived on exclusion.
Take Your Pills: XanaxTake Your Pills: Xanax · 2022
Take Your Pills: Xanax
6.12022
MovieDocumentary
A cure for some and a curse for others, widely prescribed anti-anxiety medication is examined by patients and experts in this revealing documentary.
Hooligan SparrowHooligan Sparrow · 2016
Hooligan Sparrow
7.42016
MovieDocumentary
The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to Hainan Province in southern China to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Marked as enemies of the state, the activists are under constant government surveillance and face interrogation, harassment, and imprisonment. Sparrow, who gained notoriety with her advocacy work for sex workers’ rights, continues to champion girls’ and women’s rights and arms herself with the power and reach of social media.

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