AI WEIWEI'S TURANDOT
Italy, United States 2025 – Director: Maxim Derevianko – Original language: English, Italian – Subtitles: English – Length: 78 min.
“I like to do what I’m not good at.” Ai Weiwei’s artistic vision meets Puccini’s Turandot. The opera questions norms and addresses social conflict. In a new production, it becomes a means for Ai Weiwei to focus on current tensions and to reflect on his own biography. “I like trouble. So I think opera is truly a trouble.” Helga-Mari Steininger
International premiere
Biography
Maxim Derevianko has been working as a filmmaker at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma since 2015, where he creates trailers and streams for opera and ballet productions. AI WEIWEI'S TURANDOT is his first feature-length documentary.
Filmography
AI WEIWEI’S TURANDOT, IT, USA 2025, 78 min.
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Writer: Maxim Derevianko, Michele Cogo. Camera: Maxim Derevianko. Sound: Federico Cabula, Marco Falloni, Sylvester Suppa. Editing: Emanuele Bonomi. Production: Incipit Film. Producer: Marta Zaccaron, Christine La Monte & Andy Cohen. Co-Producers: Christine La Monte. International Sales: Rise And Shine World Sales
