Without leaving home, Rastafarians and reggae fans can travel the world with Donisha In Search of Rastafari: A Soul’s Journey. By simply clicking a mouse, armchair travelers can journey to simple Rastafarian settlements in Jamaica and cosmopolitan cities to witness Donisha reconciling the core tenets of her Rastafarian faith with how Rastamen live in modern “Babylon”. E-travelers can absorb African drums and reggae baselines; listen to stories of her grandfather’s spiritual and musical legacy from those who knew him; see rare archival footage of Rastafarians; and hear interviews as if standing in the room.

Donisha’s journey begins with a guided tour of The Smithsonian Museum’s Discovering Rastafari Smithsonian exhibit in Washington, DC. Next, she meets three Rastafarian elders in Toronto to explore the changing face of the religion. Over to Delhi, India where Donisha explores the connections between Hindus and Rastafarians with dreadlocked Hindu holy men. In Israel's nightclubs and a kibbutz, she encounters Jewish Rastafarians and searches for the meaning behind key Rastafarian symbols such as the Star of David. South Africa takes her to the large Judah Square Rastafarian Community that hosts the renown Rastafarian Earth Festival. Witness Donisha returning to her spiritual homeland when she makes a pilgrimage to the Rastafarian Mecca of Sheshamane, Ethiopia. Is this the promised land? she asks. Finally, Donisha journeys to her ancestral homeland of Jamaica where she visits Pinnacle, the first-ever, Rastafarian settlement and the room where grandfather once lived in Trench Town.

Producer Patricia Scarlett was inspired to make a film about Rastafarians after meeting Rastas in unexpected corners of the globe during her years traveling as a film and television distributor. “Considering the origins of the movement, I suspected there was a big story to share with the rest of the world,” she explains. “Given that Bob Marley’s music and lyrics were informed by his Rastafarian beliefs, it's important for people to have a deeper understanding of who Rastafarians are today, and the impact the movement has had on peoples of the world.”

Directing is Oscar-nominated Stuart Samuels (Visions of Light) whose latest film, Midnight Movies, celebrates cult films from the seventies, including Perry Henzell’s The Harder They Come, which introduced reggae and Rastafari to the international stage. The production team includes producer Marilyn Gray and co-producer Sukai Eccleston, www.reggaejourney.com/community/about. The documentary will feature reggae artists from all over the world.

So, turn on your computers and bon voyage.