The ‘Negro Moses’ arrived on the scene on August 17, 1887 in the tiny seaside town of St. Ann’s Bay on the northern coast of Jamaica, fifty-three years after slavery was abolished in that country. In his short life Marcus Mosiah Garvey, would go on to become the world’s foremost Pan-Africanist and, in some eyes, the greatest mass leader of the twentieth century. Emmy award-winning actor Keith David lends his voice as narrator in the film.
Awards: Best Historical Documentary Award, Best Narrator Award, DOC LA, Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, 2021; Best Diaspora Documentary, AMAA, 2021
- Year2021
- Runtime84 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada, Costa Rica, Ghana, Jamaica, United States, United Kingdom
- PremiereLos Angeles
- DirectorRoy T. Anderson
- ScreenwriterRoy T. Anderson
- ProducerRoy T. Anderson, Keith David, Alison G. Anderson
- Co-ProducerNatalie Thompson
- CastKeith David - narrator
- CinematographerJahsen Levy
- EditorRoy T. Anderson
- Sound DesignRolando Gori
- MusicRolando Gori
The ‘Negro Moses’ arrived on the scene on August 17, 1887 in the tiny seaside town of St. Ann’s Bay on the northern coast of Jamaica, fifty-three years after slavery was abolished in that country. In his short life Marcus Mosiah Garvey, would go on to become the world’s foremost Pan-Africanist and, in some eyes, the greatest mass leader of the twentieth century. Emmy award-winning actor Keith David lends his voice as narrator in the film.
Awards: Best Historical Documentary Award, Best Narrator Award, DOC LA, Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, 2021; Best Diaspora Documentary, AMAA, 2021
- Year2021
- Runtime84 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada, Costa Rica, Ghana, Jamaica, United States, United Kingdom
- PremiereLos Angeles
- DirectorRoy T. Anderson
- ScreenwriterRoy T. Anderson
- ProducerRoy T. Anderson, Keith David, Alison G. Anderson
- Co-ProducerNatalie Thompson
- CastKeith David - narrator
- CinematographerJahsen Levy
- EditorRoy T. Anderson
- Sound DesignRolando Gori
- MusicRolando Gori