The Price of Memory
Queen Elizabeth II, Rastafari and reparations. The enduring legacy of slavery in Jamaica.
- Karen Marks Mafundikwa
- 1h 23m
- February 1, 2014
Overview
Queen Elizabeth II visits Jamaica for her Golden Jubilee Celebrations. While there, she is petitioned by a small group of Rastafari for slavery reparations. For Rastafari, reparations is linked to a desire to return to Africa, the homeland of their African ancestors who were enslaved in Jamaica during British colonial rule. The film traces this petition, as well as a reparations lawsuit against the Queen. In the background are the stories of earlier Rastas who pursued reparations in the 1960s, and who undertook a historic mission to Africa to organize official repatriation. The film explores how Britain grew wealthy from slavery and the impact of slavery on independent Jamaica, following the filmmaker on a journey, during which the question of reparations reaches Parliament in both Jamaica and the UK. Filmed over a decade, The Price of Memory is a compelling exploration of the enduring legacies of slavery and the case for reparations.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 1, 2014
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Production
- Gandanga Media
- Director
- Karen Marks Mafundikwa
- Writer
- Karen Marks Mafundikwa
- Producer
- Karen Marks Mafundikwa
- Cinematography
- Saki Mafundikwa
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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- Official site
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