RENT a RASTA: A New Documentary by J. Michael Seyfert

Every year over 80,000 middle-aged women flock to Jamaica in search of the 'big bamboo.' A practice called “rent a rasta.” Sex tourism is not new to the caribbean, but who are the real Rastafari?

(PRWEB) June 12, 2006 -- Sex tourism is not new to the caribbean. Three flights are due into Montego Bay, one from Toronto, one from Fort Lauderdale, the other from London. 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.”

But who are the real Rastafari and how do they feel about being used to market everything Jamaican?

RENT a RASTA is an extraordinary glimpse into a paradise laced with cultural misunderstandings and socioeconomic inequities.

Award-winning filmmaker J. Michael Seyfert, a constant commuter between journalism and the creative arts, is leaving behind the limitations of entertainment in favor of a more substantial task: to meaningfully and directly affect the plight of his subjects through his work.

(english, 45 min., digital dolby surround)

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