Ai Wei Wei is well known for amazing structure -- many things, subversive art that was inyourface, and activism. He also has called for greater transparency on the part of the state. Director Alison Klayman summarizes the complexities of Ai's life for three years, beginning with his rise to public visibility through Twitter and blog once he contested the deaths of over 5,000 students. The record continues through his widely publicized arrest in Beijing in April of 2011. As Ai prepares works of art for major exhibitions, his activism heats up, along with his run ins with the government of China become more and more frequent.