Cleaving through the disinformation bombarding the world during our pandemic predicament, Chinese art superstar Ai Weiwei’s new documentary is an astonishing feat of truth-telling, and a landmark in the cinema of conscience. The first full-length movie depicting the Covid-19 era is also its pre-eminent masterpiece. Ai told Deutsche Welle: “China is probably the only nation that could achieve that with such speed and spirit. At a time when the world has to be re-imagined, this is how we have to transport ourselves to new realms. Artists, by helping us to adapt and evolve, provide the ultimate antidote.”Vivek Menezes is a writer based in Goa, India.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 03, 2020 14:48 UTC