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How to love, according to Rumi - Stephanie Honchell Smith

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According to legend, the renowned scholar Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi was giving a lecture when a disheveled man approached and asked him the meaning of his academic books. Rumi didn’t know it yet, but this question and this man would change his life. So, who was this mysterious figure, and how did he influence Rumi’s worldview? Stephanie Honchell Smith details the life of the celebrated poet.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Stephanie H. Smith
Director
Reza Riahi
Assistant Director
Anaëlle Saba
Narrator
Safia Elhillo
Composer
Saba Alizadeh
Sound Designer
Saba Alizadeh
Animator
Anaëlle Saba, Alessandra Rosmarino, Nicolas Leclère, Candice Loret
Art Director
Reza Riahi
FX Animator
Krishna Chandran
Produced by
Gerta Xhelo, Abdallah Ewis
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Shannon Odell

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