this body is so impermanent…
Movie| Title | this body is so impermanent… |
| User score | 0 |
| Release date | Mar 17, 2021 |
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| Director | Peter Sellars |
| Production country | US |
| Production companies | UCLA Boethius Initiative, Fisher Center at Bard |
| Run time | 78 min. |
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.