We have received numerous requests from people around the globe for screenings and conferences to be centered around the film and its message.  Specifically, we have been contacted from locations as far away as Tel Aviv and Thailand and Puerto Rico and South Africa and asked to translate "RUMI RETURNING" into French, Arabic, Spanish, etc.  We are in the process of organizing these events and would love your suggestions.  

If your group or community would like to screen "Rumi Returning,"
contact us.

"We screened "Rumi Returning" at the New Dawn Center for Spiritual Living and our community loved it! What made the showing even more special was the presence of Kell Kearns and Cynthia Lukas and their passion for Rumi and his poetry. New Dawn is still talking about that exciting evening."
      -- Rev. Mark Gilbert, New Dawn CSL, Aurora, Colorado

Watch for the broadcasts of "RUMI RETURNING"
presented by American Public Television (APT)
Please check your local listings for exact dates and times.

Calendar of Upcoming Events in 2010

January 3, 2010
Newton, New Jersey
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Sussex County
"Rumi Returning"

February 12, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Phoenix, Arizona
Paradise Valley Community College
Center for the Performing Arts
1840 N. 32nd Street
"Films of the Middle East" Series sponsored by the Center for International Studies
"Rumi Returning"
Cynthia will be present to introduce film, answer questions, and lead a discussion
(602) 787-7296
www.pvc.maricopa.edu/int/film.html

February 13, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Phoenix, Arizona
New Vision Center for Spiritual Living
18010 N. Tatum Blvd.
"Rumi Returning"
Cynthia will be present to introduce the film and lead a discussion.
(602) 787-8888
www.newvisionaz.org 

March 28, 2010 and April 3, 2010
6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Edmonton, Canada
Unity of Edmonton
13820 109A Avenue
"Rumi Returning"
780-913-6466
www.unityofedmonton.ca

April 2, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Redding, California
Unity in Redding
1852 Buenaventura, Ste. 6
"The Consciousness of the Christ"
Heaven on Earth Creations' biography of Jesus of Nazareth
(530) 246-9544
www.unityinredding.org 

May 22, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Morristown, New Jersey
Center for Spiritual Living Morristown
331 Mount Kemble Ave.
Kell and Cynthia will be present to show a Preview
of Montages from "Globalized Soul"
973-539-3114
www.cslmorristown.org

Highlights in 2009

September 23-30, 2009
Konya, Turkey
Rumi's 802nd Birthday Celebration
Kell and Cynthia were invited to film the celebration,
displaying the amazing impact of Rumi on our planet today for
their new documentary in development about the emerging global spirituality of our time, "Globalized Soul."
Events included poetry reading, the Whirling Dervishes (sema), lectures and panels on Mevlana Rumi's
timely message for our world today, and the 6th Konya International Mystic Music Festival, featuring musicians from around the globe, inspired by Rumi (from Iran, the Sudan, Kazakhstan, Russia, India, Turkey, the U.S.)
www.mysticmusicfest.com

December 3-9, 2009
Melbourne, Australia
Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
"Make a World of Difference:
Hearing each other, Healing the earth"
Kell and Cynthia filmed at this largest interfaith gathering in history.
(312) 629-2990
www.cpwr.org

December 31 - January 12, 2010
Palitana, India
Kell and Cynthia filmed the Dalai Lama blessing the vast humanitarian relief efforts
of the Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust. Read more.

Past Events in 2009

March 14, 2009
1:00 p.m.
Morristown, New Jersey
Center for Spiritual Living Morristown
AWAKEN! International Spiritual Film Festival
"Rumi Returning"
Cynthia presented a workshop on "The Triumph of Divine Passion"
(973) 457-5613
www.AwakenSpiritualFilmFestival.org

March/April 2009
Tel Aviv, Israel
"Lev Tahor Cinema"
"Rumi Returning"
(subtitled in Hebrew)
Brought back by popular demand
Cinematheque
Tel Aviv, Israel
www.levtahor.co.il

May 8, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Aurora, Colorado
New Dawn Center for Spiritual Living
1680 S. Chambers Road
"Rumi Returning"
Kell and Cynthia were present
(303) 369-8222
www.scienceofmind.org/events.html

May 15, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Irvine, California
University of California Irvine
Humanities Instructional Building, Room 110
Sponsored by Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture
"Rumi Returning"
Kell and Cynthia were present
(949) 824-1662
Contact CynthiaLukas345@msn.com

May 17, 2009
Fremont, California
The Afghan Coalition
Family Resource Center
39155 Liberty Street
"Rumi Returning"
Kell and Cynthia were present
(510) 745-1680
www.afghancoalition.org

June 28, 2009
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Columbia, Missouri
Unity Center of Columbia
"Rumi Returning"
Cynthia was present
to discuss "The Triumph of Divine Passion"
(573) 447-0414
www.unitycenterofcolumbia.org

July 31, 2009
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Boulder Valley, Colorado
Center for Spiritual Living
107 E. Geneseo St., Lafayette
"Rumi Returning"
Cynthia was present to lead a discussion
about "The Return of Rumi"
(303) 664-5604
www.newhorizonscsl.com

October 9, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Las Vegas, Nevada
West Charleston Library
"Rumi Returning"
Kell and Cynthia were present to answer questions and lead a discussion afterward
(702) 507-3940
www.lvccld.org

October 14, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Boulder, Colorado
University of Colorado
Eaton Humanities Building 1B50
Student Organization for the Study of Religion
"Rumi Returning"
Kell and Cynthia were present to lead a discussion afterward
(303) 492-8041
www.colorado.edu/religiousstudies/studentorganization.htm

October 23, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sponsored by Generations of Indian Valley
"Rumi Returning"
Kell and Cynthia were present
for a screening and workshop,
"Why Is Rumi Returning Now?"
(215) 723-5841
www.onepointone.org/2009/03/generations-of-indian-valley/

October 25, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe Festival of Faiths
Unity Santa Fe
1212 Unity Way
Parliament of the World's Religions
Pre-Parliament Event
"Rumi Returning"
Kell and Cynthia were present to lead a discussion afterward.
(505) 989-4433
www.bless-ings.org/site/parliament.html
www.unitysantafe.org/special_events.html

November 7, 2009
7:15 p.m.
Kansas City, Missouri
One CommUnity Spiritual Center
1000 Barry Road
"Rumi Returning"
(816) 436-0200
www.ccunitykc.org

November 21, 2009
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth
"Rumi Returning"
(734) 327-0270 
 www.interfaithspirit.org

December 3-9, 2009
Melbourne, Australia
Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
"Make a World of Difference:
Hearing each other, Healing the earth"
Kell and Cynthia filmed at this largest interfaith gathering in history.
(312) 629-2990
www.cpwr.org

December 20, 2009
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Filmoteca Nacional de Puerto Rico
"Rumi Returning"
Bismallah Sufi Circle of Puerto Rico

December, 2009
Tel Aviv, Israel
Cinematheque
"Rumi Returning"

Past Events in 2008

March 6 & 7, 2008
Washington, D.C.
The Nathional Cathedral
"Rumi Returning"
Kell and Cynthia were present at screenings
with Mystical Scholar and Commentator Andrew Harvey

March 31, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Host: The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
At the Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies
www.parliamentofreligions.org
Read their article about the film

April 3, 2008
Annandale, Virginia
Hosts: Four Annandale congregations: Ravensworth Baptist, First Presbyterian,
Hope Lutheran, and St. Barnabas’ Episcopal

April 4, 2008
Washington, D.C.
Host: The Turkish Cultural Foundation
George Washington University Campus

April 15, 2008
Tucson, Arizona
Location: University of Arizona,
Hosts: Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The Religious Studies Department, and the Department of Near Eastern Studies.
Kell Kearns and Cynthia Lukas spoke afterward.

April 16, 2008
Fes, Morocco
Fes Festival of Sufi Culture
Kell Kearns and Cynthia Lukas were present to lead a dialogue.

April 25 – May 8, 2008
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Santa Fe Film Center
St. Michael’s Village West Shopping Center

Kell Kearns and Cynthia Lukas were present
for dialogues the first weekend
www.santafefilmfestival.com

May 4, 2008
Middletown, Connecticut
Hosts: American Muslim Peace Initiative and
Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Wesleyan University
Film and discussion with Kell Kearns and Cynthia Lukas.

May 10, 2008
Los Angeles, California
Host: The Southern California Chapter
Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions
The L.A. Baha’I Center
Kell Kearns and Cynthia Lukas were present to lead a dialogue.

May 10, 2008
Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv Spirit Film Festival
Location: Cinematheque Tel Aviv
www.telavivspirits.com

July 15 - 17, 2008
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave. NE
Cynthia was present at screenings on July 17
Contact: 505-255-1848
www.guildcinema.com

September 18-21, 2008
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe Metaphysical Film Festival
www.metaphysicalfilm.com

September 19-21, 2008
Sun Valley, Idaho
Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival
Kell and Cynthia were present.
www.svspiritualfilmfestival.org

October 16, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia
American Islamic Fellowship Screening
with Dr. Coleman Barks and Dr. Alan Godlas
Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Kell and Cynthia were present.
http://www.americanislamicfellowship.org