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November 4, 2005

“World Rumi Day” to launch December 17, 2005

Community groups internationally invited to host benefit screenings of acclaimed documentary

On December 17, 2005, Visionary Media Inc. and Radiant Media Inc. (in association with VisionTV) will launch the first annual World Rumi Day, inviting community groups everywhere to host benefit screenings of the new docudrama Rumi – Turning Ecstatic …

This day of devotion, remembrance and hope for peace celebrates the life and legacy of 13th century Sufi poet and mystic Mevlana Jelalludin Rumi.

Dec. 17 has long been a day of celebration in Middle Eastern countries, where Rumi is recognized as a visionary peacekeeper and environmentalist who promoted tolerance, compassion and understanding between people of all backgrounds and beliefs. It is held sacred as the anniversary of Rumi’s passing, widely known as his “Wedding Day.”

Visionary Media Inc. and Radiant Media Inc are the producers of Rumi – Turning Ecstatic …, which premiered to a sold-out house at Toronto’s Theatre D Digital Cinema on Sept. 27. The film, produced in association with VisionTV, has been received enthusiastically by audiences at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, a private retreat in upstate New York, and the Festival of Peace at Haverford College in Philadelphia. Future venues are now being finalized.

Rumi – Turning Ecstatic … is a labour of love for producers Tina Petrova and Stephen Roloff. The film retraces Petrova’s spiritual journey over the past five years – an experience that began with a near-fatal car crash, and ended with the wondrous discovery of Rumi and the many scholars around the world who illuminate his words and his works today.

Please join us in this not-to-be-missed opportunity to fundraise for your church, school, university, study group or circle of friends by organizing a Dec. 17 screening of Rumi – Turning Ecstatic … on DVD at the venue of your choice. As an event organizer, you will be entitled to retain 50 percent of ticket revenues to benefit your cause or organization.

For further details visit: www.visiontv.ca or email: rumi@visiontv.ca