The Circles of Remembrance is an 82 minute journey into what is usually a hidden world of Sufism. This documentary explores "zikr" ceremonies in Cairo, Istanbul, Morocco, and the U.S., along with interviews with some of the most prominent Sufi scholars and musicians, on the outer and secret meaning of the remembrance of God. Martin Lings, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Gai Eaton, Sheikh Ali Gomma, T.J. Winter,and Tosun Bayrak are among those interviewed.
On Valentine's Day, 1993, Caveh Zahedi decided to ingest 5 grams (a very large dose) of hallucinogen...
Tens of thousands of years ago man stood upright; looked around and discovered existence. He was sud...
Vena, a Catholic, lives in the Muslim-majority region Aceh. Vena wears veil in her daily life and be...
The district of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels has become world-famous as a center of jihadism, bu...
St. Joseph's Oratory, a picturesque shrine silhouetted against Mount Royal, draws pilgrims by the th...
This documentary examines age-old questions about the existence of the Devil and good versus evil, t...
Jesus Camp is a Christian summer camp where children hone their "prophetic gifts" and are schooled i...
As children, British actor Paul Blackthorne and Australian photographer Mister Basquali both fell in...
A figure skater seeks wisdom from a local sage to cure her diabetes.
The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with t...
Released in 1796 posthumously, The Nun, a novel that Diderot did not dream of publishing during his ...
After finishing building his Chapel, Lorenzo suffers a depression and is locked in it for three year...
To become a Salvation Army officer, cadets must shed the skin of their old lives, promise to reject ...
Annual pilgrimage of pilgrims to the ruins of Nossa Senhora da Guia, on the north coast of Paraíba. ...
Spanning over 2,000 years, this study looks at the complex relationship between Jewish and Catholic ...
Scott Mills travels to Uganda where the death penalty could soon be introduced for being gay. The ga...
Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude F...
An intimate portrait of the nuns of Kala Rongo, a rare and exceptional Buddhist Monastery exclusivel...