Sasha Rainbow

Sasha Rainbow isn’t your run-of-the-mill filmmaker—she actually brings a punch of raw, honest energy to whatever she gets her hands on. Take “Grafted” (2024), for example. It’s not just a film; it’s a straight-up journey, weaving together identity, transformation, and all the messiness in between. She’s got this knack for getting right under the skin of her subjects, peeling back layers most folks wouldn’t even think to touch. You watch her work, and suddenly you’re knee-deep in the grit, the heartache, and those weird, beautiful moments that make life what it is. Back in 2018, “Kamali” dropped and, wow, did it leave a mark. Rainbow followed a young girl in India, skateboarding her way through a world that really, really didn’t want her to. The film slaps you with this hope and resilience, showing that even when the odds are stacked higher than a Mumbai apartment block, you can still carve your own path. Then there’s “Kofi and Lartey” from the same year—it dives into the lives of two Ghanaian boys hustling to break free from the trash heaps of Agbogbloshie, one of the world’s most toxic places. Rainbow doesn’t sugarcoat a damn thing; she just lets their humanity shine through the chaos. Her films? They’re more than stories. They’re little windows into worlds most people scroll past on their feeds. Sasha Rainbow really gets what it means to look deeper, to find beauty where most people just see struggle.