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Rain (Nyesha)

Rain
Director: Melvonna Ballenger
Year: 
1978
Format: 
Digital video, transferred from 3/4" videotape, b/w

Director Melvonna Ballenger’s Rain (Nyesha) shows how awareness can lead to a more fulfilling life.  In the film, a female typist goes from apathetic to empowered through the help of a man giving out political fliers on the street.  Using John Coltrane’s song “After the Rain,” Ballenger’s narration of the film meditates on rainy days and their impact.  The rain in this short film doesn’t signify defeat, but offers renewal and “a chance to recollect, a cool out.”  —Trisha Lendo

Film Credits

Individual Role(s)
Melvonna Ballenger Director
Producer
Writer
Evlynne Braithwaite Cast
Bernard Nicolas Cast
Ijeoma Iloputaife Cast
Michael Friend Cast
Keith Williams Cast