The Price of Memory (2014)

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