Welcome
OnePeople is a documentary to celebrate Jamaica's global reach and significance in her 50th year and how that came to be. One aspect of the documentary is interviews with Jamaicans who have excelled at home and in the diaspora.
Some in the diaspora that were interviewed include the icon Harry Belafonte, essayist Malcolm Gladwell, General Colin Powell (Ret.), UK M.P. Diane Abbott, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Christopher John Farley of the Wall Street Journal. Peter B. Henry who is Dean of the NYU Stern School of Business, financier Ray Chang, cultural theorist Stuart Hall, Harvard Professor Orlando Patterson, Trevor Williams, the lead economist at Lloyds in London, Mr Golden Krust Lowell Hawthorne, renowned jazz pianist Monty Alexander, the Jamaican Maurice Ashley who holds the distinction of being the first black man in the world to become a Chess International Grandmaster, the poet Elizabeth Alexander and many more.
At home the Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, the Most Honourable Edward Seaga, Michael Lee Chin, Yohan Blake, Michael Fennell O.J., Barrington Watson O.J., Cliff Hughes, Ian Boyne, Mutabaruka, Beverley Anderson-Manley, Courtney Walsh O.J., Professor Carolyn Cooper, Rita Marley, Stephen Marley, Shaggy, Toots etc.
The official release of OnePeople: The Celebration was screened at multiple locations on August 6th, as well as broadcasted on FLOWtv. There was a screening at National Stadium Jubilee Village, the O2 Arena in London and at the 150 year old BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) Multi-arts Centre in New York. There were also 14 jumbotrons, one in the capital of each parish, displaying the documentary.
Special thanks to our sponsors BIGGA, FLOW, NCB, PUMA and COCA-COLA! Without them this film would not have been possible. Special thanks also to all our editors, associate producers, contributors, camera men and women, interviewees, the Government of Jamaica, family, friends and well-wishers.
This is a truly Jamaican documentary; conceptualized, directed, produced and edited 100% by Jamaicans...for the world!
Hope you enjoy!
Latest News
One Love. One Legacy. One People. - August 11, 2012
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OnePeople shows the good stuff - June 9, 2012
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Out of Many, One Documentary - June 7, 2012
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NCB supports OnePeople. - June 05, 2012
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OnePeople sneak peak - January 29, 2012
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Reviews
"Congratulations! You have achieved the impossible."
Natalie Thompson - Film Producer
"...When I watched that gripping, indescribably well-made One People documentary done by Justine Henzell and Zachary Harding, and saw again the impact of reggae and Jamaica on the world, my pride quotient shot through the roof. It's an oft-repeated cliché, but I have no better way of saying it: I am proud to be Jamaican."
Ian Boyne - Journalist
"An absolutely wonderful and necessary project. I learnt and understood so much and my hope is that others will watch the documentary and we will as a nation achieve a better understanding of each other and our place in the world because of it"
Leonie Forbes - Actress
"I was so pleased to be a part of such a passionate eloquent expression of what it means to be Jamaican"
Simon Crosskill - Broadcaster
"You know how nice it feels to get a love letter. To be seen as the best you are. OnePeople is a love letter"
Terri Francis - Yale Professor of Film and African - American Studies
"OnePeople is a nostalgic and inspiring celebration of the island’s pristine natural beauty, our position of prominence on the international cultural scene and our talented people."
Tyrone Reid - Tallawah
"Someone described OnePeople - The Celebration as our love letter to Jamaica and they are so right. It feels wonderful to highlight our islands achievements in her 50th year and from the overwhelming response it feels all of Jamaica feels that way too"
Justine Henzell - Producer
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OnePeople Riddim - Interview 
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