简介：RasTa:ASoul’sJourney,tellsthestoryofthejourneyofRitaandBobMarley’sgranddaughter’s,DonishaPrendergast,toeight(8)countries—UnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,SouthAfrica,India,Israel,CanadaandJamaica—toexploretheroots,evolutionandimpactofRastafari.Donishaactsastheirrepressibleandcharmingguide,educatingviewersaboutawayoflifethatmanyknowlittleaboutbeyondthedreadlocks,ganja,andthered,gold,andgreen.AlongthewaysheencountersRastafarianelders,musicians,poets,professorsandindividualswhosharepersonalstoriesoftheinfluenceofDonisha’siconicgrandfather,BobMarley,ontheirlives.MovingawayfromthestandingapproachestoRastafariandJamaica,RasTa:ASoul’sJourneyfocusesontheinternationalpresenceofRastafariandthefriendlypeopleandplaceswheretheupliftingspiritofthemovementcanbefound.Inwantingtocarrythetorchofherfamousfamily,Donishausesthisfilmtore-affirmtheclassicstatementofhergrandfatherthatindeed‘Rastaisthefuture’.Atit’sheart,RasTa:ASoul’sJourney,isafilmthatfollowsandcelebratesayoungwoman’squestasshecomesintoherownasaRastaEmpress. WithappearancesbyRitaMarley,DamienMarley,Dr.BenjaminZephaniah,RasLeviRoots,RasTa:ASoul’sJourneyisacontemporaryexaminationofthisfascinatingmovement.ThisdocumentarywasExecutiveProducedandProducedbyPatriciaScarlett,ProducedbyMarilynGray,andDirectedbyStuartSamuels,alongwiththehelpofateamcommittedtotheprojectandthesupportoffamilyandfriends.Thisfilmisnowreadyfortheworldtosee. REASONING “ThevisionforthefilmistolookatRastafarifromaglobalperspective,movingoutfromthemorefamiliarimagesofJamaicatothescopeinwhichthisreligionandthismovementhasmovedoutbeyondthetinyCaribbeanIsland,…” ~StuartSamuels,Director/Producer,CANADA…