The Theme of Creation
- 1 February 2005 (2005-02-01)
The Theme of Creation : An Exploration of Meher Baba's "God Speaks" is a 2005 American documentary film produced, written, edited and directed by Tim Thelen.[2][3][4] The film is an analytical exploration of Meher Baba's "God Speaks", and William Donkin's "The Wayfarers",[5][6] with interviews from religious scholars Carl W. Ernst, Rick Chapman, Allan Cohen, Kendra Crosen Burroughs, Robert Dreyfuss, Charmian Duce Knowles, Bhau Kalchuri, Pascal Kaplan, Phyllis Ott, Tom Riley, Don Stevens, and Adele Wolkin.[7][8][9] Tim Thelen adapted, and co-wrote the film with God Speaks editor Don Stevens.[10][11]
Archival images taken by
- Lud Dimpfl
- Aneece Hassen
- Beheram irani
- Manija Irani
- Charmian Duce Knowles
- Don Stevens
- Jehangir Sukhadwala
- Meelan Studio (Pune)
- NBC-TV / Peter Elgar Productions
Soundtrack
The background score is composed by Richard Peikoff, Tim Thelen, and Larry Thrasher. The track Marty Robbins is written and performed by Pete Townshend, and Eel Pie recording productions 2001.
Photography
- Photographs of Meher Baba prepared by Lawrence Reiter
- Photograph of Charles Darwin copyright of Professor Richard Keynes
References
- ^ "Tim Thelen | Director, Editor, Producer". IMDb.
- ^ "The Theme of Creation: An Exploration of Meher Baba's 'God Speaks' (2005)". The A.V. Club.
- ^ "Tim Thelen, Filmmaker, White House Journal, Dec 1995". whitehousehistory.org.
- ^ "Film based on the ground-breaking 1955 book, "God Speaks," "The Theme of Creation"". Ram Dass. August 26, 2016.
- ^ Meher Baba (1997). God Speaks: The Theme of Creation and Its Purpose. Walnut Creek, California: Sufism Reoriented. ISBN 0-915828-02-2.
- ^ Donkin, William (2001). The Wayfarers: Meher Baba with the God-Intoxicated. Myrtle Beach, S.C: Sheriar Foundation. ISBN 1-880619-24-5.
- ^ "The Theme of Creation by Tim Thelen, DVD".
- ^ "Charmian Duce Knowles | Cinematographer". IMDb.
- ^ "Film collage on Theme of Creation by Meher Baba" (PDF). dcpune.ac.in.
- ^ "The Theme of Creation, Documentary. Watch Documentaries Online". www.cultureunplugged.com.
- ^ "Meher Baba, Hindu mystic, to break silence--outtakes. (Fox Movietone News Story 14-558.) Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina". digital.tcl.sc.edu.
Bibliography
- Kenneth Lux. The Love Street Lamppost, July/October 2005
- Cohen, Allan Y. (1977). The Mastery of Consciousness: An Introduction and Guide to Practical Mysticism and Methods of Spiritual Development. San Francisco: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-090371-6.
- Evans-Wentz, Walter, "The Uniqueness and Paramount Value of God Speaks", 1955 Book review
External links
- The Theme of Creation at IMDb
- The Theme of Creation on YouTube
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- God Speaks (1955 book)
- You Alone Exist (1962 poem)
- God in a Pill? (1966 pamphlet)
- Perfect Master
- Mast
- Mandali
- Meherabad
- Meher Spiritual Center
- Sufism Reoriented Sanctuary
- Norina Matchabelli
- Francis Brabazon
- Charles Purdom
- Quentin Tod
- Meredith Starr
- Margaret Mayo
- Tom Hopkinson
- "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
- Happy Birthday (1970 album)
- I Am (1972 album)
- With Love (1976 album)
- O' Parvardigar (2001 album)
- Meher Baba Newsreel Footage (1932)
- The Awakener (1969)
- God In Human Form (2003)
- The Theme of Creation (2005)
- Bhau Kalchuri: Meher Baba's Lion (2006)
- Nema aviona za Zagreb (2012)