1083361
1083361

this body is so impermanent…

2021-03-17 en 78m
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.

Sound Designer

Shahrokh Yadegari

Producer

Caleb Hammons

Executive Producer

Gideon Lester

Visual Effects

Samantha Uber

Producer

Julia Carnahan

Producer

Cheng-Sim Lim

Status

Released

Countries

    Companies

    • UCLA Boethius Initiative
    • Fisher Center at Bard