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Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation

A master of ancient Chinese poetry and the search for a lost tradition
Oct 27, 2023 · 1h 24m
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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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CAST

Bill Porter
Self / Red Pine
Spring Cheng
Self
Directed by Ward Serrill

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$550,000
Revenue
—
Production
Woody Creek Pictures
Country
US

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