Kitâb al-isfâr: Book of the Journey
- Documentary
Overview
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”.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 24, 2020
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, English, French, Spanish
- Countries
- France
- Director
- Baba Hillman
- Writer
- Baba Hillman
- Producer
- Baba Hillman
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt12782656