Alma's Rainbow (Chenzira, 1994): BFI Southbank, NFT3, 4pm
This film is on an extended run at BFI Southbank. Details here.
BFI Southbank introduction:
This lively, humorous and charming coming-of-age story is an unsung gem
of American independent cinema of the 1990s. Teenager Rainbow, who lives
with her strict mother Alma, navigates her way into adulthood as a
young African-American woman in 1990s Brooklyn. Both their worlds are
turned upside-down when Alma’s glamorous and outgoing sister Ruby, who
has been absent for a decade, visits from Paris. She becomes an
inspiring figure for Rainbow, but her presence brings back painful
memories for Alma. In creating a multi-layered story about troubled
family relations, Ayoka Chenzira vividly explores the complexities of
Black womanhood, and presents a tender portrait of mother-daughter
relationship. Warmly shot by Ronald K. Gray, who worked on Kathleen
Collins’ essential 1982 drama Losing Ground, Alma’s Rainbow is this
summer’s top rediscovery title.
Aga Baranowska, Events Programmer
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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