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September 14, 2006 - RENT a RASTA is a tapestry of four engaging issues woven around the themes of sex tourism, a product of slavery.
Although most of Black history is suppressed, distorted and ignored by an ungrateful modern world, some African traditions are so persistent that all of the power and deception of the blond and blue-eyed establishment has failed to stamp them out.
Rastafari have been greatly underestimated by the outside world. The classical Rastas were sophisticated theological and philosophical thinkers, not cultists worshiping newspaper photos of an African King. They discovered many sophisticated theological concepts for themselves and had retraced many of the Christological and other debates of the early Church. They brought forth a rich cultural and artistic legacy, including some of the twentieth century's most moving hymnography.
Every year over 80,000 middle-aged women flock to Jamaica in search of the "big bamboo." They are not necessarily into long-term relationships, but many return regularly to their island boy who sport Rastafarian-style dreadlocks, bringing money and gifts like jewelry and designer sneakers, a practice called "rent a rasta."
RENT a RASTA is a controversial glimpse into a paradise laced with cultural misunderstandings and socioeconomic inequities.
ENGLISH 45 min. / Digital Dolby surround.
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