Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button
2026, English. Directed by Ai Weiwei.
Fifteen years ago, Ai Weiwei was secretly detained without any formal charges by Public Security in China. For 81 days, he lived in a single cell, eating his meals, washing and exercising between interrogations. Now Ai Weiwei presents Sewing a Button – a day-long live performance work re-enacting this brutal, life-changing experience. Sewing a Button condenses the artist's detention into 24 hours, inviting audiences to bear witness to his experience live at Manchester's Aviva Studios. In a re-creation of his cell, he will sleep, eat, write and wash – sometimes, he will be interrogated. Unsettling and provocative, Sewing a Button exposes the fragility of personal freedoms in today’s uncertain world.
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- 11h 0m
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- English
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- 4 July 2026
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Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button runs 660 minutes (11h 0m).
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Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 July 2026. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button, try As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, Live Aid, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel.
Who directed Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button?
Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button (2026) was directed by Ai Weiwei and stars Ai Weiwei.