Rraine Hanson on Experimental Film, Jamaica & Queer Storytelling

Описание: What does it mean to create queer, experimental cinema rooted in Jamaica?

Rraine Hanson is a transdisciplinary artist and filmmaker whose work blends mixed media, memory, and worldbuilding to tell stories that rarely make it to screen. Born in Kingston, Jamaica and shaped by both Caribbean culture and U.S. film education, Rraine creates films that challenge convention while centering queer and trans lives with tenderness and intention.

In this conversation, we talk about experimental film, art department craft, building worlds on a budget, and Rraine’s upcoming short Transcend — a story about a Jamaican father raising a trans child with care in a context where that kind of love is rarely portrayed. We also get into fundraising during a hurricane, filming in Jamaica, and what it means to refuse the box — creatively and personally.

What We Talk About:

Growing up in Kingston and moving to the U.S. at 16

Film school at Emerson and discovering experimental cinema

What “experimental” really means (and why it matters)

Working in art department and production design

Making Transcend in Jamaica

Fundraising, community, and queer representation

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