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The dissident Chinese exile Ai Weiwei proves perfectly suited to the task of revealing the depths of the refugee crisis with his film, ’Human Flow’

The Chinese dissident’s beef with the iconic toymaker sparked a wave of Lego rage around the globe

They serve as a kind of Greek chorus, using humour, outrage and mockery to express ideas that in China would otherwise never have a voice

The absence of China’s most famous international artist is palpable at his Canadian show, a reminder of a precarious life

A slew of new films at Hot Docs focus on pushing the boundaries of the creative process

Top picks from North America’s largest documentary festival

Contributions to help Ai Weiwei pay punitive tax bill

Frances Bean Cobain comes of age, Ai Weiwei opens up, and Vladimir Putin’s latest macho stunt backfires

Must first fight $2-million tax evasion charges

Spent 81 days in prison for “economic crimes”