Rumi
There is a Rumi that lives vibrantly and deeply within all of us.
I now
know that place in me. It's one that I just can't do anything without now.
A surprising bestselling poet in America today is a thirteenth-century Sufi poet and mystic named Jelaluddin Rumi. For over seven hundred years, Rumi's writings have enchanted, inspired, and enlightened Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists. Rumi's poetry celebrates the sacred in everyday existence and transcends boundaries of time, place, and religion to speak to all people.
A lively and provocative exploration of the genius and timeliness of Rumi's emergence in the west. RUMI: Poet of the Heart, an award-winning 60 minute film produced and directed by Haydn Reiss, narrated by Debra Winger, featuring Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, Deepak Chopra, storyteller and mythologist Michael Meade, and religious historian Huston Smith. Performances by virtuoso Hamza El Din and musician Jai Uttal offer inspiring accompaniment to this beautifully produced film.