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SAM Films: Vivos

Sun May 25 2025

2–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Photo: Chloe Collyer

Join us for screenings of films related to Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei. This film selection was curated by Ai Weiwei and the films are provided courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio.

Vivos, 2021

Video (1 hour, 52 minutes)

Vivos, directed by Ai Weiwei, is a project closely related to the theme of social justice. The film is about 43 students that disappeared in Mexico. Their disappearances and eventual deaths (at least for some, while others remain missing) were realized with cover-ups by the authorities. This documentary was filmed with an intention to search for the truth, a key characteristic for Ai Weiwei's works.

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Free with RSVP

SAM Films are generously supported by the Bagley and Virginia Wright Endowment and The Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Film and Education Endowment.

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