(NR) USA – 1 hr 29 min
1994 · d. Ayoka Chenzira
Starring Victoria Gabrielle Platt, Kim Weston-Moran, Mizan Kirby
As teenage Rainbow grapples with her sense of self, her budding sexuality, and society’s expectations for Black women, she is torn between two role models—her straitlaced mother and her free-spirited aunt. Packed with great dancing and colorful nineties fashion, Philly-native Ayoka Chenzira’s coming-of-age dramedy is a treasure of indie cinema.
Don’t forget to stick around after the movie for a talkback with Vincent Williams and Len Webb of The Micheaux Mission and Stephanye Watts of the Be Reel Black Cinema Club—and to vote on the next film in the series!
