Canada / 2011 / 93mins / Documentary / English

Granddaughter of legendary artist Bob Marley, Donisha Prendergast, travels around the world to explore the roots and evolution of Rastafari.

Stuart Samuels

Stuart Samuels is an award-winning Canadian film director, television producer and writer in the documentary and music fields. His works explore the relationship of popular culture to the broader historical context of their times. He founded Stuart Samuels Productions in 2000, a Toronto film and television production company. In 1993, Stuart produced and co-directed the award-winning Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography, about the history of cinematography in motion pictures. The New York Film Critics Circle, The National Society of Film Critics and the Boston Society of Film Critics named Visions the year’s best documentary while The New York Times, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times and The San Francisco Chronicle awarded it four-star reviews. In 1998, Stuart co-directed and co-wrote Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream which garnered best director honors at Toronto’s Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival and best documentary at the Jerusalem Film Festival. Stuart produced, directed and wrote RasTa: A Soul's Journey (2013), a feature documentary film on the relationship of Bob Marley and Rastafarian beliefs, seen through the eyes and experiences of Donisha, Rita Marley and Bob Marley's granddaughter. Learn More