22 minutes to make you question your entire existence? Challenge accepted.
Inspired by The Seven Valleys, the film follows a solitary wayfarer who steps onto a spiritual journey of self-knowledge, guided not by destination but by transformation. Shot across the historic landscapes of Oxford, the journey unfolds as both an inner pilgrimage and a physical passage that reflects the wayfarer’s movement toward surrender, silence, and submission.
Cinematography
Oxford never looked this spiritually haunted.
Direction
Sayyah adapts sacred poetry into living, breathing image.
Writing
The Seven Valleys reimagined for wandering souls.
Director
Bashir Sayyah
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Seven Valleys is a 12th-century Persian text by Attar of Nishapur, later beloved by Baha'i founder Bahá'u'lláh—this film bridges mystical traditions across centuries.
The 22-minute runtime mirrors traditional Sufi meditation periods; Sayyah reportedly shot only during Oxford's 'blue hour' to capture liminal spiritual states.
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