Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World

Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) is proud to present its latest documentary film, Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World. This new ninety-minute film takes audiences on an epic journey across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history. It explores themes such as the Word, Space, Ornament, Color and Water and presents the stories behind many great masterworks of Islamic Art and Architecture.

The film explores the richness of Islamic art in objects big and small, from great ornamented palaces and the play of light in monumental mosques to the exquisite beauty of ceramics, carved boxes, paintings and metal work. It revels in the use of color and finds commonalities in a shared artistic heritage with the West and East. The film also examines the unique ways in which Islamic art turns calligraphy and the written word into masterpieces and develops water into an expressive, useful art form.

Like all art, Islamic art carries with it the fundamental values and perspectives of the artists who created it as well as those who commissioned and paid for it. It incorporates the basic themes of transcendent beauty common to all creative endeavors.

Narrated by Academy Award winning performer Susan Sarandon, this dazzling documentary reveals the variety and diversity of Islamic art. It provides a window into Islamic culture and brings broad insights to the enduring themes that have propelled human history and fueled the rise of world civilization over the centuries.

Running Time: Approximately 90 minutes

Executive Producers: Alex Kronemer and Michael Wolfe

Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet; Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain; Prince Among Slaves; On a Wing and A Prayer: An American Muslim Learns to Fly; Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think

Produced and Directed by Rob Gardner

Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land; Islam: Empire of Faith; Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain; Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think; Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire