Alma's Rainbow
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ayoka Chenzira
Kim Weston-moran
Victoria Platt
Mizan Nunes
Lee Dobson
Isaiah Washington
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Synopsis
The ordered life of a sexually-repressed black woman devoted to being the "good mother" is threatened by her teenage daughter's sexual awakening and the arrival of her freespirited sister.
Director
Ayoka Chenzira
Cast
Kim Weston-moran
Victoria Platt
Mizan Nunes
Lee Dobson
Isaiah Washington
Jennifer Copeland
Keyonn Sheppard
Roger Pickering
Crew
Lillian Benson
Jean-paul Bourelly
Howard Brickner
Ayoka Chenzira
Ayoka Chenzira
Ronald K Gray
Sidney Kai Innis
Geri Jasper
Charles Lanes
Thomas Osha Pinnock
Thomas Osha Pinnock
Peggy Dillard Toone
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Released in United States June 23, 1994
Feature directorial debut for African-American filmmaker Ayoke Chenzira whose previous acclaimed shorts include: "Hairpieces" (USA/1984); "The Lure and the Lore" (USA/1989); "Zajota and the Boogie Spirit" (USA/1990); and "Pull Your Head To the Moon" (USA/1992).
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 27 - October 4, 1993.
Shown as a "work-in-progress" at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 24 - October 3, 1991.
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Released in United States June 23, 1994 (Harlem Victoria 5; New York City)