Alison Klayman
Alison Klayman (born 1984) is an American filmmaker and journalist best known for her award-winning 2012 documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.[1]
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| Born | 1984 (age 38–39) |
| Education | Brown University |
Life and career
Klayman grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Brown University in 2006 with a bachelor of arts degree in history. After her studies she went on a five-month trip to China with a college classmate and wound up staying to learn Chinese and work. She has contributed to PBS Frontline, National Public Radio and The New York Times.[2]
After meeting artist Ai Weiwei while filming his exhibit for a local gallery, she started shooting footage for a longer documentary in December 2008.[3][1][4] Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize and a 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award.[5]
Klayman's documentary on Abercrombie & Fitch focused on the store's success and controversies, including its racist and exclusionary practices.[6] White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch was released on Netflix in 2022.[7]
Klayman is Jewish.[8]
Filmography
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
- The 100 Years Show (2015)
- 11/8/16 (2017)
- Take Your Pills (2018)
- The Brink (2019)
- Jagged (2021)
- White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch (2022)
Awards and honors
- Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award[9]
- Alliance of Women Film Journalists[9]
- Ashland Independent Film Festival[9]
- DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary[9]
- Filmmaker Magazine "25 New Faces of Independent Film"[10]
- New York Times International List of 20 Directors to Watch[11]
- Sundance Film Festival – Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Defiance[9]
- Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival[9]
References
- Rohter, Larry (July 20, 2012). "Inside the Documentary 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- "Alison Klayman | HuffPost". HuffPost. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- Dargis, Manohla (July 26, 2012). "'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,' on the Chinese Artist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- Hawksley, Rupert (November 26, 2013). "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry – Alison Klayman, the woman who showed the world Ai the man". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- "Graduate School of Journalism Announces 14 Winners of the 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards". Columbia News. December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- Gleiberman, Owen (April 17, 2022). "'White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch' Review: How Youth Fashion Turned Fascist". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch. Netflix.
- Garcia, Maria (March 28, 2019). "Documentarian Alison Klayman takes the long view on Stephen Bannon in 'The Brink'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- "Alison Klayman". IMDb.
- "Alison Klayman". July 20, 2011.
- "20 Directors to Watch". The New York Times.