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.

Director

Peter Sellars

Editor

Tim Squyres

Sound Designer

Shahrokh Yadegari

Visual Effects

Samantha Uber

Second Unit

Eben Hoffer

Producer

Peter Sellars

Status

Released

Countries

    Companies

    • UCLA Boethius Initiative
    • Fisher Center at Bard