A documentary film about Mevlana Jalal al-Din Rumi in the central Anatolian province of Konya was recently produced to be shown on a public television network in America.

Kell Kearns and Cynthia Lukas from American Public Television are producing a program centered on the life and philosophy of Rumi, gaining information about the master of Sufi mysticism from experts at the Mevlana Museum.

Kearns said that the duo attended and filmed several events organized in Konya, including the Sixth International Mystic Music Festival. “We also filmed the Mevlana Musuem and other significant locations in the city. In particular, İnce Minare, Karatay Museum and Eşrefoğlu Mosque in the Beyşehir district were documented in detail. All these places are real works of art. The film will be broadcast on TV in the United States,"

Mevlana Museum Director Yusuf Benli stated that the filming of the documentary had done with the permission of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and participation of Directorate of Konya Culture and Tourism.

APT also produced a documentary titled “Rumi Returning / The Triumph of Divine Passion” prior to this new documentary. It was shown in film festivals throughout the world. To watch a short video taken from the documentary “Rumi Returning / The Triumph of Divine Passion”, please click on the picture below.