Film
Living from the Heart: Universalist Sufism In America
2018 · 40m · Documentary
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Overview
Living from the Heart: Universalist Sufism in America, directed by Chuck Davis and Netanel Miles-Yépez, offers an introduction to the mystical path of Sufism as expressed in the universalist Sufi teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan by contemporary Sufi teachers in America. The film contextualizes Sufism as a spiritual path of the heart, addressing the distinction between Islamic Sufism and Universalist Sufism, and introduces viewers to Sufi teachings on Love, Beauty, Music, God, and the Sufi practices of Zikr (remembrance) and Pilgrimage.
Cast
Netanel Miles-Yépez
Self - Pir of the Inayati-Maimuni Order
Shabda Kahn
Self - Pir of the Sufi Ruhaniat Order
Satya Inayat Khan
Self - Inayati Order
Jennifer Alia Wittman
Self - Executive Director of the Inayati Order
Zia Inayat-Khan
Self - Pir of the Inayati Order
Amir Peter O'Loughlin
Self
Sukhawat Ali Khan
Self - Sufi Qawwali Musician
Aziz Isaiah Abbatiello
Self - Traditional Mevlevi Whirler
Taj Inayat
Self - Senior Teacher, Inayati Order
Deepa Gulrukh Patel
Self - Teacher, Inayati Order
Crew
- Netanel Miles-YépezDirector · Editor
- Chuck DavisDirector · Editor
Details
- Release date
- September 3, 2018
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 40m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Documentary
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