Alma's Rainbow

Name: Alma's Rainbow
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: June 23, 1994
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Dakota Jackson-Brewer, Jennifer Copeland, Keyonn Sheppard, Kim Weston-Moran, Lee Dobson

1994

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: June 23, 1994 | Not Rated

Starring: Dakota Jackson-Brewer, Jennifer Copeland, Keyonn Sheppard, Kim Weston-Moran, Lee Dobson, Mizan Nunes, Roger Pickering, Sandra Daley, Sydney Best, Victoria Gabrielle Platt

Summary: Alma’s Rainbow (1993) is a coming-of-age comedy-drama about three Black women living in Brooklyn. Ayoka Chenzira’s feature film explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold (Victoria Gabrielle Platt) who is entering womanhood and navigating conversations and experiences around standards of beauty, self-image, and the rights Black women haveAlma’s Rainbow (1993) is a coming-of-age comedy-drama about three Black women living in Brooklyn. Ayoka Chenzira’s feature film explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold (Victoria Gabrielle Platt) who is entering womanhood and navigating conversations and experiences around standards of beauty, self-image, and the rights Black women have over their bodies. Rainbow attends a strict parochial school, studies dance, and is just becoming aware of boys. She lives with her strait-laced mother Alma Gold (Kim Weston-Moran), who runs a hair salon in the parlor of their home. When Alma’s free-spirited sister Ruby (Mizan Kirby) arrives from Paris after a 10-year absence, the sisters clash over what constitutes the “proper” direction Rainbow’s life should take. Alma has fooled herself into believing she has no need of male companionship and advises her daughter to follow her example. Ruby encourages both her niece and her sister to embrace life – and love – fully and joyfully. [Kino Lorber]… Expand

Director: Ayoka Chenzira

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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Ronda Racha Penrice

Nearly 30 years later, Alma’s Rainbow makes the statement, perhaps even louder than ever, that film can and should reflect the lives and realities of Black women. Read full review

Marina Ashioti

If we look past the obvious limitations of a shoestring budget, we find a gift: a lovely, tactile film with such a nuanced depiction of the ever-shifting tides of mother/daughter dynamics, overflowing with love and care as much as it is with a vibrant colour palette and gorgeous textures. Read full review

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