Each year, during the first week of June, the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music brings together a unique array of musicians from around the world who use the transcendent power of music to point all hearts and minds towards the essential Oneness of all religions and faiths. In case you can't make it to North Africa for this year's festival happening from June 4th to June 12th, you can tune in to the acclaimed world music documentary Sound of the Soul to experience the energy and sublime performances of the festival. In its Link TV premiere, this award-winning film transports viewers on an exhilarating and thought-provoking cinematic journey, reverberating with unity, understanding, and most of all, hope. The film airs as part of Global Spirit, an “internal travel series" on Link TV hosted by author Phil Cousineau.
Sound of the Soul will also air on basic cable in New York City on CUNY TV (Ch. 75) on Sunday May 16 at 6:30 pm ET. Global Spirit's live webcasts and chats will be provided by partner Justin.tv.
Also, be sure to tune in to the kick-off of the second season of Global Spirit with the US television premiere and live web event of Oneness: The Big Picture, featuring hailed philosophers Deepak Chopra and Riane Eisler, on Sunday, May 9 at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT, followed a live webcast and chat with Deepak Chopra at 10:15 pm ET/7:15 pm PT. For full information on all Global Spirit programs and live webcasts, visit LinkTV.org/GlobalSpirit.
About Sound of the Soul
This critically-acclaimed, award-winning film which has delighted festival audiences from Tribeca to Jerusalem to Sarajevo to Tehran, examines Morocco, a sufi-influenced Arab country where Muslims, Christians and Jews have lived together in relative peace for centuries. Filmed during the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music, Sound of the Soul features unforgettable performances from groups from Morocco, Ireland, Russia, Afghanistan, the US, France and other countries.
Sound of the Soul explores what makes Fez a historic oasis of peace, in a world where differences of opinion, religion and culture have incited war and violence. Following the film, viewers hear from Jewish, Muslim and Christian expert guests, including Marla Kolman Antebi, Sarah Talcott, Kabir Helminski, a Muslim, Sufi teacher and musician, and organizers of Jewish and Christian inter-faith youth projects.
About the experts for Sound of the Soul
Kabir Helminski is a Sufi sheikh (teacher) and musician. He and his wife, Camille, founded the Threshold Society, and he has written and translated many books on Sufi wisdom and poetry. Kabir holds an MA in psychology and an (honorary) PhD in literature from Selcuk University in Turkey.
Marla Kolman Antebi is a Jewish educator and youth organizer. She founded the non-profit Partners in Peace, was invited to speak at the Parliament of the World's Religions in 2004, and serves as the Director of the Coastside Jewish Community Religious School.
Sarah Talcott is the Youth Programs Director for the United Religions Initiative, and she coordinates the URI's Global Youth Cooperation Circle. She has created and facilitated youth retreats, workshops and other projects in the US, UK, Cyprus, Spain, Brazil and Peru.
About Global Spirit
Global Spirit is a weekly “internal travel" series broadcast on Link TV and online at LinkTV.org/GlobalSpirit. From the mystical to the religious, and from the psychological to the spiritual, Global Spirit offers a rich and thoughtful inquiry into human consciousness, and an exploration of the world's many approaches to personal and collective well-being. Hosted by author and spiritual seeker Phil Cousineau, Global Spirit features renowned experts such as Deepak Chopra, Karen Armstrong, Dr. Robert Thurman, Andrew Harvey, and Riane Eisler probing the trans-cultural dynamics of human existence. Produced and directed by Stephen Olsson, the series is a co-production of Link TV and CEM Productions.
Support for this series has been generously provided by The Kalliopeia Foundation, The Fetzer Institute, The Compton Foundation, ONE Foundation, The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, as well as an anonymous donor and many others.
About Link TV
Link TV is the nation's largest independent television broadcaster and is devoted to providing diverse global perspectives on news, current events and world culture not typically available on other US networks. Link TV regularly airs a robust selection of award-winning films and documentaries that explore the human condition from diverse multi-cultural perspectives. Link TV is available as basic service on DIRECTV channel 375 and DISH Network channel 9410 and on more than 50 urban cable systems, reaching a total of more than 47 million US homes. For complete background information, program schedule, and internet streaming of Link TV's original programs, music videos, documentary clips and artist interviews, visit www.linktv.org.
About CEM Productions
CEM Productions is a film and video production group, which brings extensive, national and international experience to the design and production of award-winning films and television series for US, European and other international distribution outlets. Since 1983, CEM Productions has been using film, video and television technologies to promote new understandings, awareness and tolerance between peoples, cultures, nations and faiths.
About Justin.TV
Justin.tv, the technology partner for the Global Spirit's live webcasts and real time chats, is the easiest way to create live video and show anyone in the world what's happening right now. Using only a laptop, you can share your event, class, party or thoughts, live, to anyone in over 250 countries while they chat in real-time with you and with other viewers. Justin.tv makes it fun, easy and fast to gather and engage with a live audience.
