Negus (set photo)

Negus is a conceptual feature length documentary directed by the Italian art duo Invernomuto staring Lee “Scratch” Perry . The film explores the convergence of history, myth and magic through the complex and competing legacies of Ethiopia’s last emperor Haile Selasie I. In Italy during the fascist rule of Mussolini, Selassie was portrayed as a black devil, justifying Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia. During the same period the religion of Rastafarianism was emerging in Jamaica and claiming Selassie as their living God and the black Christ resurrected. Negus is powered from the void between these two irreconcilable realities. Film trailer: https://vimeo.com/160104421- book: "Negus", ed. Humboldt Books, 2014