Still Blessed – The Origin of Gospel Music in the West Indies (Documentary)
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The Motivation
“I was reflecting on my maternal great grandparents and realized how important the institution of marriage and family meant to them. My grandparents Ruth-ann Whitten & Joseph Edwards started their family back in the early 1920’s in Jamaica and started a legacy that lead to me earning a Army Achievement Medal (for my participation in the response to 9-11-2001). Every milestone that I have achieved in my life I reflect on the proud lineage of my Jamaican parents and I am humbled by its legacy.” – Chaplin Drew L. Hinds
“As a writer, I understand that film production reveals information through: constant moving visuals (motion picture), emotional responses, and other movie tactics. I have found that a movie script is a tool that used to lead the audience to a designated outcome through visual story telling, as opposed to just stating the plot. The best way to impact the world is not by lecturing, yet by inspiring them through the art of story telling. As creators we have a moral duty to positively impact society as we know it.” – Chaplin Drew L. Hinds
Direction
Knowing biblical history is very important! Case in point, lucifer (a.k.a. the goat) was the minister of music in heaven until God learned his deception. Well, nothing has changed and now lucifer is promising present day gospel artist the world, if they only sell their souls (for a major record deal, fame and fortune).
The Vision
The idea for this new documentary stemmed from a love for Caribbean Music Ministry. This film project will take its viewers on a journey through time and space to discover the influence throughout the West Indies that cultivated the inspirational music we know and love.
Focus
As people of God, many of us have lost our true identity, so in this day and age it is easy to be lead astray. We must stand for something, or risk falling for anything that sounds and looks appealing. The more we study to show ourselves aproved, we will learn that there is nothing new under the sun (same deception vs different methods).
Don’t allow the goat (in the music industry) buy and sell your salvation. “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full,” – John 10:10. So, learn your biblical history and stay tuned for film release date.
Drew L. Hinds
DOCUMENTARY ON GOSPEL REGGAE IN THE WORKS
Howard Campbell (Jamaican Observer Journalist) July 04, 2023 12:33 pm
A Miami film company will explore the roots of gospel-reggae in the Caribbean through its documentary, titled Still Blessed. The project is expected to cover five countries, with production scheduled to start in August.Still Blessed is produced by Behind The Fabric TV for which Drew L Hinds Jr is CEO. Hinds, whose parents are Jamaican, was born in Brooklyn, New York but spent some of his youth in Grants Pen, St Andrew.
While there are many documentaries on reggae and Caribbean culture, that is not the case with contemporary gospel in the region. Hence, Still Blessed.”We have all grown up listening to gospel-reggae music throughout our younger years, but the story has never been told of how the music came to be. Still Blessed is that platform to finally hear from the pillars of gospel- reggae,” said Hinds.Filming is set to take place in South Florida, Jamaica, Barbados, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.
Hinds did not disclose the persons who will be interviewed but said his company have identified figures who played integral roles in the genre’s rise.Hinds is familiar with the legacy of The Grace Thrillers, a group that formed in Kingston during the early 1970s. In the 1980s, they broke into the secular arena with songs like Can’t Even Walk and Jesus. Their success set the pace for a number of former secular artistes who gave their lives to Christ during the 1990s. They included Carlene Davis, Junior Tucker, Papa San and Lieutenant Stitchie.
There are similar movements in other Caribbean countries and Hinds believes their stories need to be heard.“I can honestly say that God placed this burden on my heart to be the platform for the people of God in the West Indies, to share their testimony of music ministry as only we know it,” he said. Still Blessed is tentatively scheduled for release in 2024.
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