Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World

Country

United States

How it feels

This PBS documentary shows the variety of Islamic art and how it connects to Islamic culture. It explains how Islamic art helped shape world civilization over the centuries. The film features artworks from different regions and time periods.

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What happens

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World is an American PBS documentary film that showcases the variety and diversity of Islamic art. It discusses Islamic culture and its role in the rise of world civilization over the centuries. It was produced in 2011 by Alex Kronemer and Michael Wolfe of Unity Productions Foundation and directed by Robert H. Gardner. The film had its world premiere at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on December 1, 2011. It was originally broadcast nationwide on July 6, 2012 on PBS, as part of their Arts Summer Festival programming. The film was screened at the Minnesota Film Festival and at the Arab Film Festival in San Francisco. It was given the Accolade Global Film Competition's Award of Excellence in 2013. and was named Best Educational Film at the International Family Film Festival. The film has been produced in DVD format, and is in the collection of about 500 libraries around the world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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