Lightning Over Water -

The title refers to an I-Ching reading—"lightning over water"—representing the moment before a major shift. This sense of transition permeates the film, from the deserted streets of Soho to the final, somber wake held on a Chinese junk in the waters off Manhattan.

Wenders is visibly torn, struggling with the ethics of filming a dying man while honoring his friend's wish to forge ahead. "The Condition Before Transition" Lightning Over Water

While it has its detractors, the film remains a unique tribute by the Wim Wenders Stiftung (Foundation) and a "moving and sincere" exploration of a difficult subject . It asks us: can art capture the truth of a life at its end, or does the camera only show us the disintegration?. The title refers to an I-Ching reading—"lightning over