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Jamaican documentary "Rockstone and Fire" screening at Barnard College

21 November 2019
rockstone and fire

Date: Friday, 22 November 2019
Venue: Altschul Hall, Barnard Hall
Time: 4-5:30pm 

In collaboration with the Wattle and Red Earth (WARE) Collective, the Columbia Center for Archeology and Barnard Department of Anthropology will be screening "Rockstone and Fire," a documentary exploring the rural architecture of post-emancipation Jamaica and the efforts of the WARE Collective to preserve Jamaican cultural heritage and traditional forms of environmentally-sustainable building techniques. Courtney Coke, the director, and other members of the WARE Collective will be present for a discussion following the screening. A trailer can be viewed at: https://filmfreeway.com/RockstoneandFire343.