Printed Rainbow

Director: Gitanjali Rao
India 2006 | 15min

A big city. A tiny apartment. There, in solitude, an old woman and her cat rummage through their collection of match- boxes. The printed labels open into a myriad of exotic worlds. Together they explore these magical worlds where beauty, imagination and wonder triumph over the insignificance of their existence.

Gitanjali Rao

Gitanjali Rao graduated with honors as a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, in 1994. She is a self taught animator, film maker, illustrator, teacher and theatre artist. She has since, independently Produced, Directed and Animated three Award winning Short films, ‘Orange’, ‘Printed Rainbow’ and ‘TrueLoveStory’. She also has a string of very popular and award winning animated commercials to her credit and is currently represented by Acme Film Works, L.A. Gitanjali also conducts workshops and presentations and has been in the jury at various International Film Festivals including The Cannes Critic’s Week 2011.

Credits

Director: Gitanjali Rao
Producer: Gitanjali Rao
Screenwriter: Gitanjali Rao
Editor: Gitanjali Rao

Festival Appearances & Awards

Kodak Discovery Award, 2006 – Best Short Film, Critic’s Week, Cannes
Tokyo Short Shorts, 2007 – Grand Prix
Valladolid International Film Festival, 2006 – Best Short Film
Mumbai International Film Festival, 2006 – Best Animation Film