Director: Ward Serrill
Country: USA
Year: 2025

Dancing with the Dead follows the life of Bill Porter, who goes by the pen name Red Pine, an author and renowned translator of ancient Chinese poetry. The child of a bank robber, Bill turned his back on American devotion to materialism and set off to the Zhongnan Mountains in China to uncover something deeper. This film offers a glimpse into poetry and mountain solitude as a path to enlightenment.

This film will be available to stream until midnight on Friday, February 28, 2025.

Bill Porter (Red Pine); Photo courtesy of Adam Loften
Bill studying Zen text, Zhongnan Mts, China; Photo courtesy of Emei Movie Channel
Bill talking to hermit, Zhongnan Mts, China; Photo courtesy of Emei Movie Channel
Bill walking in Zhongnan Mts, China; Photo courtesy of Emei Movie Channel
Bill studying Zen text, Zhongnan Mts, China; Photo courtesy of Emei Movie Channel
Bill on peak, Zhongnan Mts, China; Photo courtesy of Emei Movie Channel
Director Ward Serrill and Red Pine; Photo courtesy of Woody Creek Pictures
Bill at Bamboo Lake, Taipei, Taiwan; Photo courtesy of Woody Creek Pictures
Red Pine; Photo courtesy of Woody Creek Pictures
Bill with Taoist Hermit, Zhongnan Mts, China; Photo courtesy of Emei Movie Channel