This ninety-minute film takes audiences on an epic journey across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history. It explores themes such as the Word, Space, Ornament, Color and Water and presents the stories behind many great masterworks of Islamic Art and Architecture. The film explores the richness of Islamic art in objects big and small, from great ornamented palaces and the play of light in monumental mosques to the exquisite beauty of ceramics, carved boxes, paintings and metal work. It revels in the use of color and finds commonalities in a shared artistic heritage with the West and East. The film also examines the unique ways in which Islamic art turns calligraphy and the written word into masterpieces and develops water into an expressive, useful art form.

The Portland, OR premiere will be held at the Performing Arts auditorium of PCC Sylvania Campus on March 31, 2012. There will be two screenings at 2pm and 7pm. The event is hosted by the Islamic Society of Greater Portland (ISGP) in partnership with PCC Sylvania Office of the President, PCC's internationalization Initiative, Arab American Cultural Center of Oregon, and Bilal Mosque, Association. Tickets can be purchased from any ISGP board member.