Rastafari: Then and Now
Rastafari: Then and Now
Rastafari Then and Now: A message from Jamaica (2008)
Nation Cheong, a Rastafarian community youth worker and African drummer is concerned about youth violence and wonders if the principles and values of Rastafari has something to benefit today’s youth. To find an answer to his question, he gathers a group of Black youth and takes them on a journey of discovery into Toronto’s Rastafarian community. Along the way, he re-connects with some of his elders and also discovers that he has a few unanswered questions about his walk with Rastafari. This leads him to travel to Jamaica, the birthplace of Rastafari, for the very first time. What will he discover there?
Producers: Patricia Scarlett, Marilyn Gray, Joel Gordon
Director: Joel Gordon
Camera: Rion Gonzales
Editor: Kunal Gauba
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