JOURNEY TO MECCA
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Journey to Mecca is an award winning IMAX dramatic and documentary feature that tells the story of Ibn Battuta, the greatest explorer of the old world who traveled three times further than Marco Polo, following his first pilgrimage from Tangier to Mecca in the year 1325. Ibn Battuta’s perilous journey resonates with danger and adventure while presenting a unique picture of Islamic civilization during the 14th century.
Journey to Mecca is book-ended by a spectacular close up look at the contemporary Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage that draws over three million pilgrims each year to Mecca and is one of history’s longest running and most spectacular rites.
Journey to Mecca is a Cosmic Picture Film, produced by Cosmic Picture and SK Films, and distributed by SK Films in association with National Geographic. For more information please visit www.journeytomeccagiantscreen.com
Journey to Makkah Opus
Journey to Makkah Opus will celebrate the holy pilgrimage of Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It will also reflect the rich intellectual and theological tradition of the Muslim people and help to create a stronger bond of understanding and co-operation between the Muslim world and the West, and also between Islam and Christianity.
Through the finest scholarly writing and both historical and newly commissioned photography, Journey to Makkah Opus will faithfully represent the incredible spiritual journey of Hajj pilgrims the world over. It will source never-before published material from museums, libraries and private collections around the globe. It will also utilise many of the thousands of images taken from the film ‘Journey to Mecca’, an IMAX dramatisation and documentary of Ibn Battuta, the greatest explorer of the Old World, which traces the route of his first pilgrimage from Tangier to Makkah between 1325 and 1326.
Journey to Makkah Opus will be an educational tool for those who follow and are interested in the Islamic faith. It will be a formidable reference work for future generations of Muslims and a unique opportunity to foster greater Muslim-Christian understanding.
Journey to Makkah Opus will celebrate Islam on the world stage and highlight, in an epic fashion, the transformative effect of Hajj. It will be a physical and spiritual reminder of the importance of the simple and beautiful message of Islam, telling this incredible story not simply because it needs to, but because it has to.
Opus Specification
Size
Half a metre square, with a minimum of 800 pages.
Weight
At 37kg, you can literally feel the weight of the Hajj story.
Content
Exclusive interviews, profiles, photography and features, plus a vast array of rare and previously unpublished archival photographs. A minimum of 50 per cent of all content published for the first time.
Team
The finest writing, photographic, imaging and production talent across the world ensures that each copy of the Opus is designed to be the definitive tome.
Signatures
Personal signatures of those individuals who have played a significant role in the Opus story make the edition an amazing collector’s item and investment.
Gatefolds
Each Opus contains showpiece gatefolds that open up to 200cm x 50cm, displaying images on an unprecedented scale.
Presentation
Each Opus is sewn and bound by hand in the finest leather and contained in a silk-covered clamshell case.
Production
The use of special colour processes, the highest grade paper stocks, spot-varnishing of each individual image, edged in silver or gold gilding, and painstaking attention to detail in reproduction of images ensures an unparallelled visual feast.
To register your interest, please visit: www.krakenopus.com
