this body is so impermanent…

Overview

A film featuring singer Ganavya, calligrapher Wang Dongling, and dancer Michael Schumacher who during COVID lockdown, created an hour-long meditation on the visionary, radiant Vimalakirti Sutra, a Buddhist text from the first century CE. A businessman, having chosen a path of illness towards spiritual awakening, teaches the visitors at his deathbed with depth and penetration: how to face life with no illusions. The artists, across three continents and three artforms, interpret the text individually and collaboratively, sharing a story of acute pain, deep healing, and radical transformation.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 17, 2021

Original language

English

Production

UCLA Boethius Initiative,Fisher Center at Bard

Cast

Michael Schumacher,Ganavya Doraiswamy,Dongling Wang

Director

Peter Sellars

Producer

Susan Pertel Jain,Gideon Lester,Peter Sellars,Caleb Hammons,Jason Silverman,Cheng-Sim Lim,Cathy Teixeira,Diane J. Malecki,Julia Carnahan

Cinematography

Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt14450418