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Equatorial Guinea is the third largest oil producer of Africa south of the Sahara, and the only African country with Spanish as its official language. There are no publishing houses or libraries in the country. The government has no interest in art and culture. So the population, especially intellectuals and artists, remain isolated and live under difficult conditions. In this documentary, the “Literary Voices of Equatorial Guinea“ quote from their literary works that sum up 40 years of independence from Spain. Some do it from Guinea, others from exile. They reflect the brutal tyranny of the first dictator Francisco Macías Nguema, analyse Spain's role in the history of Equatorial Guinea and describe the current situation under Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has presided over a pseudo-democracy for 30 years.

Following Nigeria's independence in 1960, the British left the country but multinationals began to proliferate thought the land, specially after the discovery of the region's largest oil well. Agriculture, which had previously given the country a degree of economic equilibrium, was hurt by the agreement between Nigeria's new leaders and foreign investors, which resulted in the expansion of the oil fiends and the destruction of agricultural land. The documentary reflects this situation through the musician and political activist Fela Kuti and his son Fema Kuti. Music is depicted as the awakening of a conscience, as a celebration of life and African roots, and as an indictment of a government that acts as a franchise of western multinationals.

Sufism is the original Islam, in contrast with the Islam that we see nowadays. Sufism doesn't accept any form of fanatism or violence. In these days, when a war between civizations threatens the world, any serious intend for the understanding between East and West cultures is more than necessary. This documentary leads to the comprehension of the Islam's original philosophy, through the interviews with some sufi masters (Sheikhs) and their followers around the world, and giving special attention to the chapter about the so-called “Islamic Terrorism”.

“We're in a free fall into future. We don't know where we're going. Things are changing so fast. And always when you're going through a long tunnel, anxiety comes along. But all you have to do to transform your hell into a paradise is to turn your fall into a voluntary act. It's a very interesting shift of perspective... Joyfully participate in the sorrows of the world and everything changes.” Joseph Campbell takes us on a journey of transcendence and illumination, a trip through the mythological symbols and sagas left by our ancient forebears.