Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee is an Emmy- and Peabody Award–nominated filmmaker, and a Naqshbandi Sufi teacher. He is the founder and executive editor of Emergence Magazine and leads retreats and workshops on Sufism and spiritual ecology worldwide.  He has directed and produced numerous award-winning films including: EarthriseSanctuaries of SilenceThe Atomic TreeCounter MappingMarie’s DictionaryIsle de Jean CharlesElementalA Thousand Suns, and What Would it Look Like. His work has been featured on PBS POV, National Geographic, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and exhibited at the Smithsonian.