The Wayfarer and the River of Longing

Name: The Wayfarer and the River of Longing
Director: Bashir Sayyah
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-12-15
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Bashir Sayyah, Attar, Abhay Parmar, Yasamin Seif

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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.

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Cast

Bashir Sayyah

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Attar

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Abhay Parmar

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Yasamin Seif

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