ai weiwei captures the global refugee crisis in documentary film 'human flow'

chinese artist and activist ai weiwei captures the global journey of refugees in a new documentary film human flow. it is the product of a full year traveling through 23 countries following the stories of individual refugees, filming their journeys across borders and documenting the scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact.

all images courtesy of human flow

as a refugee himself ai weiwei has focused his work on advocating for refugees’ human rights and documenting their displacement and tragic condition in the last few years. a monumental exhibition at the national gallery in prague in 2017 a series of weiwei projects devoted to his time spent in refugee camps on the greek island of lesvos including an enormous rubber construction of an overcrowded raft.

the documentary explores the life of refugee following the global journey of refugees, filmed across 23 countries including afghanistan, greece, iraq, kenya, mexico and turkey. human flow will be screened across the united states on sunday, april 29, 2018.