Film
Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation
2023 · 1h 24m · Documentary
A master of ancient Chinese poetry and the search for a lost tradition
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Overview
The film follows Bill’s adventures as a child of a bank robber, raised in a gilded household, who turned his back on American devotion to materialism and went off to live in monasteries and mountains in Taiwan. He pursued a fascination with Buddhism and poetry and traveled to remote regions of China to rediscover an ancient tradition of mountain hermits vital to Chinese culture.
Cast
Crew
- Ward SerrillDirector · Writer
- Michael McMannWriter
- Rocky FriedmanProducer
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 27, 2023
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $550,000
- Genres
- Documentary
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