Stairway to Heaven: Rebuilding the Minbar of Saladin is a 2007 documentary film by André Singer about the reconstruction and restoration of the Minbar of Saladin after it had been destroyed in the 1969 Al-Aqsa mosque fire.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Stairway to Heaven | |
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| Written by | Lynette Singer |
| Produced by | André Singer |
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| Narrated by | Kenneth Branagh |
| Cinematography | Michael Miles |
| Edited by | Roy Deverell |
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| Distributed by | DCD Media |
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Running time | 53 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, the film covers the work of craftspeople in Jordan and Palestine in the restoration, and is notable for the support and participation of King Abdullah II of Jordan and The Prince of Wales (later King Charles III).[6][7]
The film features The Prince of Wales, Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan, Christopher Frayling, Khaled Azzam and Keith Critchlow of The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, and Minwer al-Meheid.[8][9][2][6]
The film was also supported by Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel KBE, founder and chairman of Community Jameel.[8][10]
Reception
editThe film opened with a royal world premiere on 30 April 2007 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, attended by The Prince of Wales and Princess Badiya bint Hassan of Jordan.[11][12][13][3][14]
Stairway to Heaven won a Special Jury Remi Award at the 2008 41st WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, was shortlisted for the best spiritual documentary award at the European Spiritual Film Festival, and was included in 'The best at last' selection at the 2008 4th Globians Film Festival in Potsdam, Germany.[15][16][17]
The film was screened by the Royal Collection at the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace on 22 January 2015, with an introduction by André Singer and the Royal Collection director Jonathan Marsden.[18]
A copy of the film is included in the Sir Kenneth Branagh Archive Collection at Queen's University Belfast with catalogue number MS 41/6/10 24a.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Stairway to Heaven". Realscreen. Brunico. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ a b "An old friend of Islam - World - Al-Ahram Weekly". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ a b "Prince Charles enjoys night of Islamic culture at the movies". Hello!. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Professor André Singer". SOAS. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Up close with: Anthropologist and filmmaker André Singer OBE". Richmond Nub News. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b c The minbar of Saladin: reconstructing a jewel of Islamic art. Lynette Singer. New York. 2008. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-500-23843-1. OCLC 227016468.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b "Stairway to Heaven - an exerpt - Prince of Wales". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ a b "Stairway to Heaven: Rebuilding the Minbar of Saladin". YouTube. Community Jameel. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Stairway to Heaven at IMDb
- ^ The minbar of Saladin: reconstructing a jewel of Islamic art. Lynette Singer. New York. 2008. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-500-23843-1. OCLC 227016468.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Court Circular, 30 April 2007". Royal Household. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attends the world premiere of the film Stairway to Heaven at the Odeon, Leicester Square, April 30, 2007 in London, England". Getty Images. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Princess Badiya bint Hussein of Jordan attends the world premiere of the film Stairway to Heaven at the Odeon, Leicester Square, April 30, 2007 in London, England". Getty Images. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "In royal circles". CBS. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "the 41st Annual WorldFest Special Jury Remi Awards". www.filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ Yumpu.com. "POTSDAM Globians world & culturedocumentaries August 8th ..." yumpu.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ SELECTION FOR THE BEST SPIRITUAL DOCUMENTARY 2008, retrieved 2023-02-15
- ^ "Performance: Exhibition special event - Masterpieces: Stairway to Heaven - Film screening". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "MS 41 Branagh Collection" (PDF). Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 15 February 2015.