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.

Visual Effects

Samantha Uber

Producer

Peter Sellars

Producer

Jason Silverman

Producer

Cathy Teixeira

Executive Producer

Diane J. Malecki

Executive Producer

Gideon Lester

Status

Released

Countries

    Companies

    • UCLA Boethius Initiative
    • Fisher Center at Bard