Toronto premiere of groundbreaking film about Islamic Art on January 21

(January 9, 2012) – The Toronto premiere of Unity Production Foundation’s latest documentary film Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World will take place on Saturday, January 21st, 2012 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

The film explores themes such as the Word, Space, Ornament, Color and Water and presents stories behind many great masterworks of Islamic Art and Architecture and is slated for a national PBS broadcast sometime this year.

This new ninety-minute film from Executive Producers Michael Wolfe and Alex Kronemer and Director Rob Gardner takes audiences on an epic journey across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history.

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.

Event details: January 21st, 2012 at TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King St. W.). Doors will open at 7 pm. For tickets and details, visit website – www.sheikh-it.com.