Alison Klayman

Journalist and Filmmaker

Alison Klayman appears in the following:

'Unfinished Business' Tells the 25 Year History of the WNBA

Friday, May 12, 2023

A new documentary, "Unfinished Business," tells the history of the WNBA since its founding in 1997, with a special focus on the New York Liberty. 

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Following Steve Bannon in 'The Brink'

Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Filmmaker Alison Klayman joins us to discuss her new documentary, "The Brink," which follows Stephen K. Bannon during the 2018 midterms.

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How Steve Bannon Operates

Friday, April 12, 2019

"The Brink" paints a deeply unsettling portrait of the former Chief Strategist to Trump.

Shattering the Art World’s Glass Ceiling

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Filmmakers Kristi Zea and Alison Klayman profile the women artists who helped to shatter the art world’s glass ceiling.

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Will a Chinese “Saturday Night Live” Get Past the Censors?

Thursday, March 05, 2015

China is one of the world’s biggest markets for art and culture, but censors there still have the last word over what people get to see. Is freedom of expression coming?    

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Alison Klayman on 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'

Friday, July 27, 2012

A holy man? A god? A danger to society? These words are sometimes used to describe cult leaders or false prophets. But they're also used when referring to the artist Ai Weiwei.

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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Friday, July 27, 2012

Director Alison Klayman discusses her documentary “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” an up-close look at renowned Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei and his ongoing battle with the Chinese government. Ai Weiwei is China's most celebrated contemporary artist, who helped design Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium, and its most outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship, Ai has become a kind of Internet champion, using his blog and Twitter stream to organize, inform, and inspire his followers, becoming an underground hero to millions of Chinese citizens. “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” opens July 27 at the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and IFC Center.

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Artist Ai Weiwei Released by Chinese Authorities

Friday, June 24, 2011

In this week's Arts File, Kerry Nolan speaks with documentary filmmaker Alison Klayman about the release of Chinese artist and activist Ai Wei Wei.

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The Arrest of Ai Weiwei

Friday, April 15, 2011

Ai Weiwei is China’s most famous artist, and an international celebrity.  But inside the country, the government would prefer he remain unknown.  While he's attracted Western headli...

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