Sound of Reverence | Director's cut

*Better Experienced with Good Headphones*
Shot on Location in Mecca, Saudi Arabia during Hajj (Muslim Pilgrimage) 2017, Sound of Reverence explores the soundscape of the age old ritual that gathers over 3 million Muslims yearly. All joined by the same actions and by the same reverence.
Agency: Mirum
Director and Concept: Dania Bdeir
Producer: Raja Zgheib
Cinematographer: Bassem Fayad
Additional Footage: Mazen Hashem
Editor: Inaam Attar
VFX: Hasan Salame
Sound Engineer: Oussama Ayoub
Sound Designer: Chadi Abi Chacra
Color grading: Dima Geagea
On the ground production: Made In Saudi Films
The Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia,the holiest city for Muslims, and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and can support their family during their absence.
In Islamic terminology, Hajj is a pilgrimage made to Kaaba, the ‘House of God’, in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
The rites of Hajj, which according to Islam go back to the time of Prophet Abraham who re-built Kaaba after it had been first built by Prophet Adam, are performed over five or six days, beginning on the eighth and ending on the thirteenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the five pillars of Islam. The Hajj is the second largest annual gathering of Muslims in the world, after the Arba'een Pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq. The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to God (Allah).