After a Kickstarter campaign that had all the highs and lows of a Beijing blockbuster, you can finally watch “The Sand Storm,” the sci-fi flick featuring Ai Weiwei in a rare acting turn.
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The Sand Storm
Jason Wishnow Did a Secret Sci-Fi Film With Ai Weiwei and Ended Up Near Bald
L to R: Weiwei and Wishnow.
Jason Wishnow has told the story of Oedipus with vegetables and documented zombie yoga in Williamsburg. Now, fresh off a stint as TED’s director of film and video, the Lower East Side filmmaker is set to complete his most daunting production yet: a 10-minute short in which Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei will make his acting debut.
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