About the Movie

Originally telecast in 2005. "Based on the life experiences of Tina Petrova."

Special features: guidebook, photo gallery, original artwork & calligraphy, selection of Rumi poetry, Rumi biography.

Narrator, Tina Petrova ; interviewees: Camille Helminski, Coleman Barks, Andrew Harvey, Kabir Helminski, Nader Khalili, Mehrdad Shoghi ; Mevlevi Dervishes.

The film retraces Tina Petrova's spiritual journey over the past five years -- an experience that began with a near-fatal car crash, and ended with the wondrous discovery of Rumi and the many scholars around the world who illuminate his words and his works today.

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About the Filmmaker

Canadian filmmaker Tina Petrova shares her extraordinary encounter with Rumi ( a true story) as she leads us on a road trip of discovery across America to the shifting sands of the Middle East , seeking out scholars who animate his works in the world today. Featured are: UN award winning architect Nader Khalili- best known for his emergency shelter designs , the most popular presenter of Rumi - Coleman Barks, Activist and Author Andrew Harvey , the hypnotic spin of the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey and Shaikh Kabir Helminski - who heads up Rumi’s spiritual order today in the West.