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this body is so impermanent…

20210.0 / 1078 min

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.

Cast

Ganavya Doraiswamy

Ganavya Doraiswamy

Self

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Self

Dongling Wang

Dongling Wang

Self

Crew

Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars

Director

Tim Squyres

Tim Squyres

Editor

Shahrokh Yadegari

Shahrokh Yadegari

Sound Designer

Samantha Uber

Samantha Uber

Visual Effects

Eben Hoffer

Eben Hoffer

Second Unit

Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars

Producer

Caleb Hammons

Caleb Hammons

Producer

Julia Carnahan

Julia Carnahan

Producer

Susan Pertel Jain

Susan Pertel Jain

Producer

Cheng-Sim Lim

Cheng-Sim Lim

Producer

Diane J. Malecki

Diane J. Malecki

Executive Producer

Gideon Lester

Gideon Lester

Executive Producer

Jason Silverman

Jason Silverman

Producer

Cathy Teixeira

Cathy Teixeira

Producer

Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Director of Photography