Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

EMMANUEL VAUGHAN-LEE is the founder and executive editor of Emergence Magazine, a Webby-winning and National Magazine Award-nominated publication exploring the intersections of ecology, culture, and spirituality. A Sufi teacher in the Naqshbandi tradition, Emmanuel leads retreats on Sufism and spiritual ecology worldwide. An Emmy and Peabody Award-nominated filmmaker, he has directed and produced over 20 documentaries, including Taste of the Land, The Last Ice Age, Aloha Aina, Earthrise, and Sanctuaries of Silence. His films have been screened at leading festivals such as NYFF, Tribeca, SXSW, and Hot Docs, exhibited at the Smithsonian and the Barbican, and featured by PBS, National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. Before his work in film and media, he performed with renowned jazz artists and released two acclaimed records, Previous Misconceptions and Borrowed Time. His work invites a deeper relationship with the living world through story, practice, and devotion.