Living from the Heart: Universalist Sufism In America (2018)
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.
Directors: Chuck Davis, Netanel Miles-Yépez.
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Netanel Miles-Yépez as Self - Pir of the Inayati-Maimuni Order |
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Shabda Kahn as Self - Pir of the Sufi Ruhaniat Order |
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Satya Inayat Khan as Self - Inayati Order |
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Jennifer Alia Wittman as Self - Executive Director of the Inayati Order |
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Zia Inayat-Khan as Self - Pir of the Inayati Order |
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Amir Peter O'Loughlin as Self |
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Sukhawat Ali Khan as Self - Sufi Qawwali Musician |
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Aziz Isaiah Abbatiello as Self - Traditional Mevlevi Whirler |
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Taj Inayat as Self - Senior Teacher, Inayati Order |
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Deepa Gulrukh Patel as Self - Teacher, Inayati Order |
| Directing | Chuck Davis | Director |
| Directing | Netanel Miles-Yépez | Director |
| Camera | Randolph Pierce | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Antony Cooper | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Sukhawat Ali Khan | Music |
| Editing | Chuck Davis | Editor |
| Editing | Netanel Miles-Yépez | Editor |
| Sound | Antony Cooper | Sound |