Alma's Rainbow
1994 · Movie · 89 min · ★ 6.3
An essential film in the ‘90s Black cinema canon, Ayoka Chenzira's overlooked classic "Alma's Rainbow" is a coming-of-age comedy-drama about three Black women living in Brooklyn who live, love, and wrestle with what it means to exert and exercise their agency.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-06-23
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 89 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (6 votes)
Themes
- aunt niece relationship
- coming of age
- beauty salon
- teenage girl
- overbearing mother
- womanhood
- brooklyn, new york city
- teenage daughter
- woman director
- salon
- salon owner
- hair salon
- +9 more
Cast & crew
- KW
Kim Weston-Moran
as Alma Gold
Victoria Gabrielle Platt
as Rainbow Gold
- MN
Mizan Nunes
as Ruby Gold
- JC
Jennifer Copeland
as Babs
- LD
Lee Dobson
as Lapis White, aka "Blue"
- KS
Keyonn Sheppard
as Pepper
- RP
Roger Pickering
as Sea Breeze
Isaiah Washington
as Miles
Directed by Ayoka Chenzira