Jamaicans
will have another opportunity to see OnePeople
– The Celebration this Thursday when Flow TV presents a repeat broadcast of
the historic documentary at 7:00pm. The
official documentary of the Jamaica 50 celebrations, ‘OnePeople’
made its local and international debut on Independence Day, August 6th with
simultaneous premiers that day at the Jubilee Village at the National Stadium
in Kingston and on Flow TV, channel 100.
The feature was also screened at Jamaica House at the O2 arena in London
and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York on that same day.
The
feature, a compilation of personal insights of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica
from across the globe, celebrates Jamaica's global reach and significance in
her 50th year and how that came to be. It was developed on a simple premise of
capturing the spirit of Jamaica by asking one question -“What does Jamaica mean
to you?”
One
People – The Celebration is a riveting feature of contributed footage with
candid and entertaining views of Jamaica.
Notable personalities from home and abroad who are seen in the feature
include current and former Prime Ministers the Honourable Portia
Simpson-Miller, the Honorable PJ Patterson,
the Honourable Edward Seaga and the Honourable Andrew Holness; Harry
Belafonte; Louis Farahkan; Malcolm Gladwell;
Jimmy Buffett; General Colin Powell; entertainers Stephen Marley, Sean
Paul, Elephant Man, and Shaggy. After
fielding through thousands of entries and months of editing, producers of the
film Zachary Harding and Justine Henzell, compiled a film that has served to further stimulate a heightened
sense of national pride at this time when Jamaica and the rest of the
world celebrates the country’s milestone achievements of independence and
Olympic victories.
According
to Zachary Harding, “We were amazed with the number and quality of
submissions. Our editors then did a mind-blowing job of stringing the footage
together, to reflect the magic of what it means to be Jamaican. Justine and I
are proud of the final product, and hope that it will inspire and motivate
audiences for generations to come. As Jamaicans we need to see ourselves in a
new light; energized and united as ‘OnePeople’ to make the best of the next 50
years."
He
also thanked Flow for their partnership and their contribution to making the
film possible.
For
her part, Michele English, president of Columbus Communications Jamaica
Limited, operators of Flow and Columbus Business Solutions, is happy to be
associated with the documentary which highlights Jamaica's global reach 50 years
after Independence. “This is a very significant time for Jamaica and its
people and we felt that it was important to support this project which we see
as a ground-breaking piece of work from Jamaica's film industry," she
said. “We have continuously looked for opportunities for partnership in
which Jamaica’s culture can be showcased to the rest of the world."
The broadcast
of OnePeople – The Celebration comes on the heels of the broadcast of another
significant documentary on Jamaica which has been seen by millions across the
Caribbean and Latin America. “Where the Music is Always Alive” produced by HBO
in collaboration with Flow is set within the context of the jubilee
celebrations and showcases the musical tradition of Jamaica through the Jamaica
Jazz and Blues festival. This
feature also premiered on the weekend of Jamaica’s independence celebrations.
Justine
Henzell has endorsed the move by Flow adding that "Flow continues to
support the creation and distribution of high quality Jamaican content with
their sponsorship of "OnePeople - The Celebration."
The
production team for OnePeople includes Justine Henzell, Zachary Harding and
Kevin McDonald (director of Marley and the Oscar-winning The Last King of
Scotland) as executive producer.
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