Life is a process of self-refining, and Yanda Shifu, the monk master in Shaolin Temple, perceives writing & painting as one approach to the process. With full admiration for previous monk painters throughout thousands years of Shaolin Temple’s history, Yanda tries to find his inner peace by painting just like his predecessors.

About the Filmmaker

Submitted by YANG Yumu

Graduated from Henan University in 2016 with a major in writing and directing, Yang Yumu is a post-90s director of Ergeng Film now. Back to the years in university, he shot a graduation short video titled “Voice over the other side” (《浮声》) that was nominated as the best drama short film award of 2016 Beijing International Student Film Festival. Yang was once served as a program director for “X-Change, the direction of youth” (《变形计-青春的方向》) of Hunan TV in 2014. Besides, he has directed “Take my parents to travel” (《带着爸妈去旅行》) of Jiangxi TV and planned “The amazing race” (《急速巡航》）of Shenzhen TV in 2015. In 2016, he served as a program director for “Travel with parents”.

Filmmaker’s Website: http://www.ergengtv.com/

杨宇沐，二更视频90后导演，2016年毕业于河南大学编导系，大学期间拍摄的毕业短片《浮声》曾获得2016年北京国际大学生电影节最佳剧情短片入围奖，于2014担任湖南卫视《变形计-青春的方向》节目编导，2015年江西卫视《带着爸妈去旅行》节目编导，深圳卫视《极速巡航》策划，2016年《家游，好儿女》节目编导。