The First Rasta (2011)
1h 26m
Running Time
April 27, 2011Release Date

Plot.
Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta—ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks—this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a movement with complex roots and the exceptional journey of a man who taught an enslaved people how to be proud and impose their culture on the world. 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.
Where to Watch.

Currently The First Rasta is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

The Abyssinians
Themselves

Leonard Percival Lowell
Self (archive footage)

Marcus Garvey
Self (archive footage)

Max Romeo
Self

Hélène Lee
Novel / Director

Christophe Farnarier
Director / Director of Photography

Hélène Lee
Scenario Writer

Jean-Christophe Caron
Sound Engineer

Alexandre Perrier
Executive Producer

Percy Yip Tong
Executive Producer

Nini Ranaivoarivony
Editor

Fred Gremeaux
Sound Engineer
Media.

Details.
Release DateApril 27, 2011
Original NameLe Premier rasta
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
jamaica
rastafarian
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