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Event
Screening of "Song of God" documentary
Genre: Documentary/ Duration: 60 Min/ Language: Farsi, Kurdish with English Subtitle/ Production: Iran-Canada 2018
For more information please visit: www.songofgod.ca
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/278508148
An hour of retreat from everyday life Away from worry and tension A journey to the world of music and meaning
The sound of Tanbr is the panacea for the wounds of human solitude
Delving into ancient Persian art and culture, and the indelible myths from the perspective of an instrument
In search of the oldest Persian Tanbr player and the mysteries of a scared instrument among the Tanbr players of the Yarsan tribe...
The journey of ecstatic travelers worn out by the materialistic world, traveling beyond the urban turmoil
To devotion and bliss with the sound of Tanbr and Daf...
Synopsis:
Irans oldest Tanbr (Lute) player died at the age of 120 in a Kurdish village. Ghadamyar was the master of a spiritual faith called Yarsan. The followers of Yarsan consider the Tanbr as an instrument for meditation and prayer.
An Iranian-Canadian filmmaker travels to Iran in search of the relationship between this undiscovered faith and the art of Tanbur. After meeting with Salman, one of ghadamyars seven grandchildren who himself is a master of Tanbur, he finds an opportunity to travel to ghadamyars birthplace and memorial shrine. This journey turns into a quest for the Tanbur itself, as a mysterious divine lute which appears in the historical monuments of ancient Mesopotamia and the Middle East.
The film shows the Kurdish-Iranian tribe of Yarsan who play the Tanbur in prayer as a means to maintain their identity and aspire to spiritual beauty. The Tanbur helps the Yarsan to navigate their own inner world in search of a beauty that they can only expressed through music.
Official selection of Montreal, Slemani and Duhok International Film Festivals.
With support of: Ontario Art Council
Executive producers: Parsai Immigration Services, Dadgar Magazin
Associated Producers: Aga Khan Museum, Hamid reza Safi Poor
https://vimeo.com/278508148
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LocationUniversity of Waterloo, MC 2065 (View)
200 University Avenue
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Canada
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| Minimum Age: 12 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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