| The Rainbow Kid | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Kire Paputts |
| Written by | Kire Paputts |
| Starring | Dylan Harman |
| Cinematography | Maya Bankovic |
Production companies | Audiôs Amignes Makeover Films Whizbang Films Train-Train Productions |
| Distributed by | Phase 4 Films Comedy Central Drama |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Rainbow Kid is a 2015 Canadian drama film directed by Kire Paputts. It was shown in the Discovery section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]
The film, an expansion of Paputts' prior short film Rainbow Connection,[2] stars Dylan Harman as Eugene, a teenage boy with Down syndrome who sees a rainbow following a thunderstorm and, inspired by his favourite book, sets off on a journey to find the pot of gold at the end of it.[3]
- ^ "The Rainbow Kid". TIFF. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "East-end filmmakers launch crowdfunding campaign to bring The Rainbow Kid to life". toronto.com, 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Searching For A Pot Of Gold; Rainbow Kid avoids usual pitfalls and finds success on many levels". Ottawa Citizen, 6 May 2016.