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, stressing the oneness of humanity. Rumi Returning, Lukas’ and Kearns' latest collaboration, 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 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).

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.

Cynthia is also co-producer and a photographer of two films that told 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.

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. The Leadership of Love is partially based on Cynthia's extensive community service, which includes two-terms as a City Councilwoman for Scottsdale, Arizona and Chair of the Maricopa County Council on Domestic Violence.