Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee (born 1979 in London, England) is an Emmy and Peabody award nominated filmmaker, a composer, and a Naqshbandi Sufi teacher.

Vaughan-Lee was trained from the age of 15 by his father in the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Sufi Order.

[1] After graduating from Berklee in 2001, Vaughan-Lee performed and recorded with numerous jazz artists and released two albums under his own name – Previous Misconceptions (2001 – Emanjazz) and Borrowed Time (2005 – Fresh Sound New Talent).

[2] As a filmmaker he has directed and produced numerous award winning films and virtual reality experiences including: The Nightingale's Song, Aloha Aina, The Last Ice Age, Taste of the Land, Earthrise, Elemental, Yukon Kings,[3] Isle de Jean Charles,[4] Marie's Dictionary,[5] Soleá, Sanctuaries of Silence,[6] The Atomic Tree,[7] Laugh Clown Laugh[8] and What Would it Look Like.

He is the founder and executive editor of Emergence magazine,[9] a National Magazine Award nominated and Webby winning publication exploring the threads connecting ecology, culture and spirituality.