Alma's Rainbow

Released Jul 29, 2022

1 hr. 25 min.

Comedy

Drama

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Alma's Rainbow 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. Alma's Rainbow highlights a multi-layered Black women's world where the characters live, love, and wrestle with what it means to exert and exercise their agency

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LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 25 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Ayoka Chenzira

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Kim Weston-Moran

Alma Gold

Victoria Gabriella Platt

Rainbow Gold

Mizan Kirby

Ruby Gold

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Carrie Rickey

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What Alma's Rainbow lacks in shapeliness of script, it makes up for in the common sense and uncommon humor of its principals.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 10, 2023

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Jackie Potts

Miami Herald

Directed by Ayoka Chenzira, Alma’s Rainbow intelligently explores the relationships among the three women as they grapple with their sexuality.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 10, 2023

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Steve Murray

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The movie's real pleasures are its digressive, bubbly interludes.

Jan 10, 2023

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Marya E. Gates

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At once personal and universally relatable.

Feb 12, 2024

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

That, no matter the era, humans have always had dreams, felt misunderstood by their parents, and tried their best to make sense of this indescribable world. Alma’s Rainbow is timeless.

Jul 24, 2023

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Roger Hurlburt

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Alma's Rainbow is ambitious and occasionally fun. Unfortunately, director Chenzira's meandering script becomes diluted and confusing when it should have simplified an essentially interesting story.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 10, 2023

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Synopsis

Alma's Rainbow 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. Alma's Rainbow highlights a multi-layered Black women's world where the characters live, love, and wrestle with what it means to exert and exercise their agency

Director: Ayoka Chenzira
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Red Carnelian Films, Paradise Plum
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 2022, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 2022
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.6K

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