ABOUT RRAINE

Rraine Hanson is a Jamaican transdisciplinary artist who designs worlds through mixed media to tell stories centering the imaginations of queer and trans people of colour. His visual style is heavily informed by surrealism and the aesthetics of his Caribbean upbringing and is always seeking to answer the question: what can be found in the crevice between our dreams and our memories? He was awarded the 2020 Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant for their latest short film Mooncake, which premiered at e-flux and has since been acquired by UCLA Film & Television's queer moving image archive and OTV. 

When he’s not experimenting with his own storytelling, he works in television helping art departments build all kinds of different worlds. He is also a member of I.A.T.S.E Local 44 and work in both the Set Decoration and Props departments. The hands-on crafting experience informs the methodology behind all his personal creative endeavors, both written and visual. He is eager to collaborate with other filmmakers, specifically in the art department, and further immerse themselves in the world of design and experimental storytelling.