Rainbow Girls
United States, 16 mins, Digital
As San Francisco’s tech boom gentrifies their city, Tati, Angel, and Gemini decide to take matters into their own hands, staging an audacious heist targeting the city’s most exclusive luxury brands.
Director: Nana Duffuor
Writer: Nana Duffuor
Producer: Raman Nimmala
Director of Photography: Evan Weidenkeller
Editor: Sowj Kudva
Production Designer: Olivia Kanz
Composer: Saman Khoujinian
Cast: Jai Stephenson, Sis Thee Doll, Céline Jackson, Maxi Zubi, and Nava Mau
Contact: nfd2111@columbia.edu
Program A
Friday, May 16 at 7:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Nana Duffuor is a filmmaker of Ghanaian descent based in New York City. She recently completed her MFA in Film at Columbia University’s School of Arts. In 2023, she made history as the first-ever Columbia film student to direct an international short film in Ghana. Her film, Confirmation, premiered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in the New York African Film Festival, and went on to screen at numerous other festivals across the U.S. and abroad, including the Academy Award qualifying Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, where the film received Honorable Mention. Nana is also a recipient of the 2022 New York Women in Film & Television Scholarship and the 2023 Bobby Kashif Cox Memorial Scholarship. Nana is passionate about telling stories that blend heart and humor to explore themes that are at once personal and political.
About the Producer
Raman is a filmmaker of Indian descent based in New York City. As a producer, Raman combines analytical skills from his background in mathematical finance with his passion for storytelling. Ultimately, Raman endeavors to tell intersectional stories that center memorable characters in unique, specific worlds, and have the power to push audiences’ perspectives past the boundaries of their own experiences.