Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation
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.
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Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 27, 2023
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation
Production Companies
Woody Creek Pictures
Director
Ward Serrill
Budget
$550,000
Description
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.
