Documentary film screening event entitled “Rumi- Turning Ecstatic” featuring speakers Tina Petrova, the director of the film and Umit Goker, Interfaith Dialogue Coordinator of ICCD of Atlanta.
April 8, 2007 (Press Release) --
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WHAT: Documentary film screening event entitled “Rumi- Turning Ecstatic” featuring speakers Tina Petrova, the writer, producer, and director of the film and Umit Goker, Interfaith Dialogue Coordinator of Istanbul Center of Atlanta
WHERE: University at Buffalo’s Woldman Theatre (Norton Hall Room 112, North Campus)
WHEN: April 14th, 2007 Saturday – Time 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
WHO: Buffalo Turkish Community Foundation (BTCF) & Rumi Dialogue Group Student Association (RDGSA) at SUNY at Buffalo
WHY: To celebrate Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi’s 800th birth anniversary & to promote better understanding among various cultures and communities in Buffalo area.
HOW: Admission is Free. Open to public.
BTCF is a nonprofit organization established in 2006 to promote better understanding and closer relations between Turkish and American communities in Buffalo. RDGSA is a student organization at SUNY at Buffalo that is dedicated to bridging the gap between different cultural groups within the diverse UB community.
The film, “Rumi-Turning Ecstatic”, tells the story of Canadian filmmaker, Tina Petrova, who shares her extraordinary encounter (a true story) with Rumi (13th century - one of the most influential mystic poets of all times) as she leads the audience on a road trip of discovery across America to the shifting sands of the Middle East - seeking out scholars who animate his works in the world today.
For more Information:
Phone : (716) 208 5893
Contact Person : Tugrul Tasgetiren, President BTCF
Web : http://www.rumi800.net
Email : mtugrul@gmail.com or rumi800@gmail.com
WHAT: Documentary film screening event entitled “Rumi- Turning Ecstatic” featuring speakers Tina Petrova, the writer, producer, and director of the film and Umit Goker, Interfaith Dialogue Coordinator of Istanbul Center of Atlanta
WHERE: University at Buffalo’s Woldman Theatre (Norton Hall Room 112, North Campus)
WHEN: April 14th, 2007 Saturday – Time 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
WHO: Buffalo Turkish Community Foundation (BTCF) & Rumi Dialogue Group Student Association (RDGSA) at SUNY at Buffalo
WHY: To celebrate Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi’s 800th birth anniversary & to promote better understanding among various cultures and communities in Buffalo area.
HOW: Admission is Free. Open to public.
BTCF is a nonprofit organization established in 2006 to promote better understanding and closer relations between Turkish and American communities in Buffalo. RDGSA is a student organization at SUNY at Buffalo that is dedicated to bridging the gap between different cultural groups within the diverse UB community.
The film, “Rumi-Turning Ecstatic”, tells the story of Canadian filmmaker, Tina Petrova, who shares her extraordinary encounter (a true story) with Rumi (13th century - one of the most influential mystic poets of all times) as she leads the audience on a road trip of discovery across America to the shifting sands of the Middle East - seeking out scholars who animate his works in the world today.
For more Information:
Phone : (716) 208 5893
Contact Person : Tugrul Tasgetiren, President BTCF
Web : http://www.rumi800.net
Email : mtugrul@gmail.com or rumi800@gmail.com
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