Diamond Sutra (2012)

In 2012, Taiwanese architects Michael Lin and Liao Wei-li invited Tsai Ming-Liang to create moving visuals for their exhibit at the Venise Architecture Biennale. Using the space at their preview exhibition in Taiwan, Tsai Ming-Liang made two short films, "Sleepwalk" and "Diamond Sutra", using the "Walker" concept. "Diamond Sutra" was later selected to be the opening short film for the Venise Film Festival. Tsai-Ming Liang said that gazing at the steam rising from a rice cooker reminded him of his mother's face as she laid dying, exhaling her final breath.

Released Sept. 7, 2012 20 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Drama, Short

Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.belongs-to-collection, mdblist.collection-follow-up

Country: Taiwan
Production Country: Taiwan
Languages: No Language, Mandarin