Doors 5:30pm. The Vancouver Biennale is pleased to present the Ai Weiwei Cinefest Retrospective, a film series celebrating the world renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Single Ticket $10 advance/ $15 at the door. All tickets 19+ w/ bar service. Please bring proper ID. (Ai Weiwei, 2013; Mandarin w/ English Subtitles) | The film opens with Ai Weiwei’s mother at the Venice Biennial in the summer of 2013 examining Ai’s large S.A.C.R.E.D. installation portraying his 81 day imprisonment. The documentary goes onto chronologically reconstruct the events that occurred from the time he was arrested at the Beijing airport in April 2011 to his final court appeal in September 2012. The film portrays the day-to-day activity surrounding Ai Weiwei, his family and his associates ranging from consistent visits by the authorities, interviews with reporters, support and donations from fans, and court dates. www.riotheatretickets.ca