| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Cohen | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Julie Goldman | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Karl Katz | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Matt Gundy | Crew | Sound | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
 Alison Klayman | Crew | Directing | Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Sound, Co-Editor |
 Ai Weiwei | Crew | Crew | Thanks |
Adam Schlesinger | Crew | Production | Producer |
Jennifer Fineran | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Ilan Isakov | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
Jane Tolmachyov | Crew | Editing | Colorist |
Ted Alcorn | Crew | Camera | Still Photographer |
Win-sie Tow | Crew | Crew | Post Production Supervisor |
Matt Ma | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
Katie Grube | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
Colin Jones | Crew | Camera | Additional Photography, Creative Producer |
 Gu Changwei | Cast | Actor | Self - Filmmaker |
 Christiane Amanpour | Cast | Actress | Self - TV Host (archive footage) |
Wang Feng | Cast | Actress | Self - Lao's Mother |
 Hillary Clinton | Cast | Actress | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
 Oliver North | Cast | Actor | Self - US Military Officer (archive footage) |
 Chen Danqing | Cast | Actor | Self - Artist |
 Yunchang He | Cast | Actor | Self - Performance Artist |
 Hung Huang | Cast | Actress | Self - Magazine Publisher |
Ai Weiwei | Cast | Actor | Self - Artist |
Zuoxiao Zuzhou | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
 Liu Xiaobo | Cast | Actor | Self - Writer (archive footage) |
Zhao Zhao | Cast | Self - Weiwei's Videographer | |
Sheena Wagstaff | Cast | Actress | Self - Tate Modern Chief Curator |
Ai Lao | Cast | Self - Weiwei's Son | |
Yang Zhichao | Cast | Self - Performance Artist (archive footage) | |
Hsieh Tehching | Cast | Actor | Self - Performance Artist |
Tan Zuoren | Cast | Self - Sichuan Earthquake Activist (archive footage) | |
Huang Kankan | Cast | Actress | Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer |
Evan Osnos | Cast | Self - Journalist | |
Li Zhanyang | Cast | Self - Sculptor | |
Ethan Cohen | Cast | Self - Art Gallerist | |
Phil Tinari | Cast | Self - UCCA Museum Director | |
Feng Boyi | Cast | Self - Art Curator | |
Liu Yanping | Cast | Actress | Self - Sichuan Earthquake Volunteer |
Karen Smith | Cast | Actress | Self - Writer |
Ai Dan | Cast | Self - Weiwei's Brother | |
Lee Ambrozy | Cast | Actress | Self - Weiwei's Blog Translator |
Lu Qing | Cast | Actress | Self - Weiwei's Wife |
Inserk Yang | Cast | Self - Art Assistant | |
Gao Ying | Cast | Actress | Self - Weiwei's Mother |
Zhang Hongtu | Cast | Self - Artist | |
RongRong | Cast | Self - Photographer | |
Chris Dercon | Cast | Self - Haus der Kunst Director | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
