New Zealand Connection!

Tara Jabbari writes:  

Here is the link to the interview with Anne and Tim Perry on the Baha'i on Air YouTube. It is also scheduled every few times for the next couple of months on the BOA Facebook Page as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTaXLzg_qow&feature=youtu.be

facebook.com/bahaionair

Original link can be found here, on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPmqsORHNg8

All the best, 

Tara

A new tribute!

William Garbett III,  in a Facebook post, writes:  "Luminous Journey" is a film of such depth and beauty. I am so proud to be a Baha'i and to know that there are such talented dedicated souls such as these in our glorious Faith. Now they must make a film about the Baha'i world-wide community today...hugs.

How wonderful that we keep getting such affirmations! The only thing is--we really want to tackle the subject of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe next.  But first we must meet with the advisory committee re. the Persian version of Luminous Journey.

New Tributes to the Film!

We attended a party recently and had inspiring connections with:

      A young man who decided to be a Bahá'í after viewing the film in Plano, TX. 

      A young woman who shared with us her story of receiving the film in Uganda and       screening it for those gathered at the national Baha'i convention there.  

      A woman who told us the story of a young woman not very active in the Faith who saw our film in Wilmette, IL and purchased a copy. She then watched it more than 10 times, expressing a deeper interest in the history of the Faith than she had had before. 

We will be giving screening the film and giving a presentation in Toronto this week at the Association for Bahá'í Studies conference! 

Also, we recently received a wonderful tribute from a writer/musician friend:

Anne, 

I’ve listened to Luminous Journey music over and over.  It is so beautiful.  Thank you so much.

I finally got to view the DVD.  You and Tim should be very proud of the production.  The film and story-telling is informative and beautiful.  Mostly, I was impressed with the scholarship and research.  

It must have taken years to gather all the information.  I appreciated the effort to keep the story anchored to the facts.  They are impressive and are stronger for standing alone without dramatization.  A case of less is more.  It is a powerful story and inspiring.

I enjoyed seeing you in many of the shots.  You are very photogenic.  Congratulations on an impressive film.  It is a credit to your faith and the memory of Abdu’l-Baha.

Again, thank you.  

Joan

An Interview by Tara Jabbari

Tara Jabbari

Our friend Tara Jabbari conducted an interview with us when we were in Chicago & she had just gotten back from New Zealand.  She edited it, adding photos and footage from the film and from our behind-the-scenes images.

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPmqsORHNg8

(On her youtube channel: YouTube.com/user/mstarajabbari)

Thanks, Tara!

A Trip to Remember: Boston, Malden, Eliot, Portsmouth

Four nights--three screenings and a visit to Green Acre!

Boston, with our dear friend Mark Kazemzadeh--a great host! And a visit to the JFK Library!

Boston, screening at the Baha'i Center, with help from Grace Anne and Patti:

With Thaddeus & lovely wife

 Malden screening at the Wilson house, with host Dave Weigert:

Al and Joni Lincoln

The film projected onto the house
Abdu'l-Baha visited! A first!

With Joni & Al, Sanam & Hyacinth

Darkness made the film screening
even more magical! 

With Dave the next morning

Green Acre: "the Akka of the Western world," according to 'Abdu'l-Bahá--and yes, I did kiss the ground, twice!

On the porch at the Inn

With Diane & Steve, Kevin & Melinda

The Peace Flag behind me

In the Master's room

With Mark Bamford

Portsmouth screening at the Public Library:

A small crowd--but a very special group!

Boston & Malden Screenings!

We'll be traveling to & doing screenings in Boston & Malden, Massachusetts on Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29, then going to Green Acre for a few hours on Monday. Hope to do a screening in Portsmouth Monday night, June 30!

Screenings . . . and progress on the Persian Version

Badi Yazdi in studio (with Ojan)

With the help of Ojan we continue to record voices in LA for the Persian version of the film.   

Farzad Farhand, recording words of 'Abdu'l-Bahá

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Bob Harris

Meanwhile, we did two screenings in Florida, in Clearwater and in Tampa! We so enjoyed sharing our stories and film excerpts. In Clearwater, our dear friend Bob Harris introduced us and orchestrated a Q & A that was videotaped. 

Then, in Tampa, we had another wonderful evening with friends there and stayed overnight with a very special couple, Ardeshir and Puran Dean. It was a joyous trip, all around!

Dawn, a local author

Puran and Ardeshir Dean, our hosts