"Cynthia Lukas brings a special kind of light to a rich mystical history that fuels our hearts and minds in a way that it brings Life back into the world. My vision for her and Kell Kearns is that their movies are played in all local theaters, which would absolutely transform our planet."
     -- Rev. Frankie Timmers, Center for Spiritual Living, Morristown

About Rumi Returning, Professor of Philosophy at Cal State University, L.A., Joseph Prabhu proclaimed, "Rumi's spirit indeed sings and soars in Rumi Returning, the exquisitely beautiful documentary Cynthia Lukas and Kell Kearns have made for the 800th anniversary of Rumi's birth."

Cynthia Lukas is a film producer and writer of documentaries that educate and inspire, celebrating the oneness of humanity. "Rumi Returning" was filmed on location in Turkey and had its global premiere at the Universal Forum of Cultures in Monterrey, Mexico (Sept. 2007).

Cynthia is a featured speaker at screenings, conferences, classes and inter-faith gatherings around the world in conjunction with the spiritual documentaries she co-produces with her partner in Heaven on Earth Creations, Kell Kearns. For example, she delivered the lecture"Why Is Rumi Returning Now?" at the Rumi Alive Festival at the National Museum in Prague, Czech Republic (Nov., 2007). She also presented Rumi Returning to the 41st Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in Montreal, Canada (Nov., 2007). Her other presentations include those at the Three Rivers Library in Michigan (April, 2009) and the Paradise Valley Community College in Arizona (Feb., 2010). 

Cynthia with Rev. Alexandra Potash
after the screening of
"Rumi Returning"
at the Center for Spiritual Living
Boulder Valley (Colorado),
July 2009

Born in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Lukas has a Master's degree in Communications and has been a college educator for more than 25 years. She has been a freelance journalist for numerous local, regional, and national publications. Her latest book, The Spirit of the Owl, was a finalist for the USA 2006 Book Awards and the Nautilus Book Awards. Her earlier young adult novel, Center Stage Summer, achieved national distinction.

Cynthia is also co-producer and a videographer for two films that tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth as portrayed in the Gnostic gospels: The Consciousness of The Christ: Reclaiming Jesus for a New Humanity, filmed on location in the Holy Lands, and The  Coming of the Divine Child of Humankind.

On the California Coast
with our St. Bernard, Gaia
Spring of 2009

Cynthia is co-producer, writer, and narrator of The Leadership of Love, describing the new "companion leadership" emerging globally and the key role of women as sacred activists. The Leadership of Love is partially based on Cynthia's extensive community service, which includes two terms as a City Councilwoman for Scottsdale, Arizona; Chair of the Maricopa County Council on Domestic Violence; and preservationist with the McDowell Sonoran Land Trust.

"Thanks so much for venturing to Three Rivers, Michigan! We so enjoyed you and your moving film. . .Thank you for your contribution to passion, love, and the planet."

Ruth Eichler, audience member writing to Cynthia, after the Three Rivers Public Library Program program in the series "Let's Talk About It: Love and Forgiveness," co-sponsored by the American Library Association and the Fetzer Institute