The Rainbow Experiment

59th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Things spiral out of control in a high school in Manhattan when a terrible accident involving a science experiment injures a kid for life. A whodunit with a how-they-saw-it leads to an explosion of emotions touching the teachers, the parents, the school authorities and, ultimately, the students. Fascinated by the process of storytelling itself, the director delivers a cinematic experience that is equally explosive and exploding in its exploration of different narrative tools for triggering empathy and new thoughts on coexistence.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Christina Kallas

Script: Christina Kallas

Cinematography: Dave Sharples

Editing: Natalie Reneau

Sound: Pierre-Henri Bazin, Prachya Klong Amornratananond

Actors: Christian Coulson, Kevin Kane, Chris Beetem, Connor Siemer, Nina Mehta, Laura Pruden, Lauren Sowa, Isaiah Blake, Christine McLaughlin, Richard Liriano

Production: Alliecine, Writers Improv Studio

Producers: Allison Vanore, Christina Kallas

Costumes: Azalea Fairley, Kelly Sloan

Executive producer: Donn Gobin

Camera: Alex Magor, Mike Olivieri

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: USA

Production Year: 2018

Duration: 129΄

Contact: Gravitas Ventures

Awards/Distinctions: Audience Award – Harlem IFF 2018

Christina Kallas

Christina Kallas is best known for her critically-acclaimed ensemble dramas Paris is in Harlem (2022, Slamdance/ Galway), The Rainbow Experiment (2018, Paramount+), and 42 Seconds of Happiness (2016, Fox/Tubi), and for the John Hurt starring, Golden-Berlin-Bear-nominated political thriller The Commissioner. In 2019μ she was nominated for Film Threat’s Best Female Director Award alongside Debra Granik, Josephine Decker, Chloe Zhao, and Mimi Leder. Kallas is currently preparing to direct the six-part limited series The Second Attack, a geopolitical thriller around the Iran crisis.