Taran Davies

Three - Afghan Stories, Mountain Men and Holy Wars, and The Land Beyond the River - were broadcast on the Sundance Channel in March 2003 with its FilmFest Portraits of Islam.

[1][9][10][11] Afghan Stories premiered at the Venice Film Festival[8] in September 2002, and was described as “a brilliant portrait” by The Rough Guide to Cult Movies.

[12] The New York Times called it “invaluable”[13][14] [15] [16] Davies founded Cosmic Picture in 2004 with Dominic Cunningham-Reid to produce giant screen productions to enhance people's knowledge of history, religion, culture, and geography.

[11][17] He conceived[11] the IMAX film Journey to Mecca and developed it with Cunningham-Reid, Executive Producer Jake Eberts,[18] and Director Bruce Neibaur.

[19] Journey to Mecca was released in January 2009 in Abu Dhabi on the world's largest outdoor screen,[20] specifically constructed for the occasion.