Printed Rainbow

About the film

Printed Rainbow describes the loneliness of an old woman and her cat, who escape into the fantastical world of matchbox covers. Rao painted the entire film frame by frame over three years as a labour of love dedicated to her mother and cat. The film went on to premier in Cannes in 2006 and won her the first set of laurels with three Awards for the Best Short film in Critic’s Week, Cannes 2006. Then followed 22 international awards and screenings in over a hundred international festivals.

Director Biography

Gitanjali Rao is a self taught animator, filmmaker and theatre artist. She has independently produced, directed and animated two award winning short films, Orange and Printed Rainbow - which premiered at Cannes 2006, Critic’s Week, in Competition. It went on to win three awards for the Best Short film, at Cannes 2006..