A Message from the East

About A Message from the East

The story of Muhammad Iqbal, a turn of the century poet/philosopher from South Asia. Through Iqbal's work we open a dialog between the East and West, refute the notion of a class of civilizations and discover our shared humanity.

Jeremiah Hammerling's A Message from the East is a 2009 documentary history film. The film is filed under poetry, human rights, islam, and educational.

Ali Kazmi stars as Iqbal, and Zain Iqbal as Young Iqbal. Released in July 2009, it runs 56 minutes.

In the United States it streams on Alchemiya Amazon Channel.

PK, The Magdalene Sisters, and Young Ahmed make useful companions to A Message from the East, all filed under religion.