Hey, come watch "The First Rasta" at our screening event! It's a cool documentary about the fascinating life of Leonard Howell in Jamaica.About this Event
Screening: The First Rasta by Hélène Lee, Christopher Farnarier (France, Jamaica)
Come join us for a special screening of the documentary The First Rasta at Teachers College Columbia University.
In the 1920s Leonard Percival Howell and the First Rastas had a revelation concerning the divinity of Haile Selassie, king of Ethiopia, that established the vision for the most popular mystical movement of the 20th century, Rastafarianism. Although jailed, ridiculed, and treated as insane, Howell, also known as the Gong, established a Rasta community of 4,500 members, the first agro-industrial enterprise devoted to producing marijuana. In the late 1950s the community was dispersed, disseminating Rasta teachings throughout the ghettos of the island. A young singer named Bob Marley adopted Howell's message, and through Marley's visions, reggae made its explosion in the music world.
Directed by Hélène Lee, Christophe Farnarier, 2011, 85 mins, Documentary, Jamaica/France, English, French (with English subtitles)
Event Venue
Teachers College Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, United States
USD 11.00 to USD 13.00