Storytelling Through Film and the Divine

Harvard HDS

Bridging filmmaking frameworks with spiritual inquiry, this course approaches storytelling as both a creative craft and a disciplined contemplative practice. Students will examine narrative structure, character, conflict, transformation, symbolism, and visual storytelling alongside Sufi concepts such as the journey, longing, annihilation, and return. Readings may include selections from Aristotle, Ibn ʿArabi, and contemporary writers on cinema and spirituality. Through analysis of films from…