Human Flow (2017)

July 20, 2019 5:02 PM

"More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. Filmmaker Ai Weiwei examines the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Over the course of one year in 23 countries, Weiwei follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretch across the globe, including Afghanistan, France, Greece, Germany and Iraq."

The Unflinching Humanity of Ai Weiwei's Human Flow

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Streaming

Making of Documentary (from the previous Mefi posting)

IMDB

Rotten Tomatoes (91% Tomatometer / 81% Audience)

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posted by kokaku (3 comments total)

I really really encourage everyone to see this beautiful and powerful film.
posted by kokaku at 5:31 PM on July 20, 2019

A few additional links that I found
Guardian opinion piece by Ai Weiwei
Atlantic interview with Ai Weiwei
posted by kokaku at 9:18 PM on July 20, 2019

And one more - the film bridges scenes with quotes from poets. This review contains a number of those poetic snippets.
posted by kokaku at 5:33 AM on July 22, 2019