  
A rare glimpse into the ceremonies of the Ghaderi Dervishes Of Kurdistan.
Beyond words was mostly shot in the Iranian Kurdistan over a period of 8 years. At first I went there to look furhter into my family's 1000 years od documented history in Kurdistan. An old childhood mystery about Kurdistan gradually took over and changed my focus. That enigma shrouded in myths and folk tales, centered on the elusive men of the Ghaderi Order Of Dervishes or Sufies in Kurdistan. On my first visit to Kurdistan, I was permitted not only to witness, but record their ceremonies in one of the oldest towns in Kurdistan. I considered it an honor and a privilege to have been given the chance to record these seemingly ordinary men. Their initial chants prepare them for a journey, passion fuels and music guides them. If necessary, they slash their way through what one thinks one already knows. Their dance is a celebration of discovering the divinity within. The divinity shared by all.
A film by Jahanshah Ardalan.
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