Kitâb al-isfâr: Book of the Journey

Synopsis

An immersive cinematic poem of a 7 year journey of return, “Kitâb al-Isfâr: Book of the Journey” weaves together stories of near-death and mystical experience in Andalucia. According to the director: “When I was 19 I set out, hoping I could learn the meaning of life by ‘experiencing everything’. I bought a car for 20 marks in a cafe in Ulm. I spray painted it yellow and green and drove it from Holland to Romania to Spain, sleeping in the back seat in a red blanket. Driving down to Málaga, at the crest of the mountains, the brakes went out. As the car sped down the mountain then crashed, I lost consciousness, followed by three days and nights of visions. What did I see, what did I understand? The Shaykh al-Akbar, Sufi mystic and philosopher Ibn ‘Arabî , writes that the journey only has true meaning if it brings a new beginning. In traveling, the heart becomes the goal of the journey”.

Main Cast

Mary Bauermeister

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Denis Gril

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Ximena Kilroe

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Sidi Saïd

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Baba Hillman
Sound	Sound	Baba Hillman
Directing	Director	Baba Hillman
Production	Producer	Baba Hillman
Crew	Cinematography	Baba Hillman
Writing	Writer	Baba Hillman
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