Meditative and evocative, Colour Study is an experimental short film that flows dreamily, shot-by-shot, through the ROYGBIV rainbow. Set to the poetic narration of writers Charles Demers, Chelene Knight, and Shazia Hafiz Ramji, loose word associations serve as the backdrop for an ever-shifting collection of visual gems – each one possessing a different color as its focal point.

In the red to orange section, Chelene Knight retells a story of her mother cooking in the kitchen, as melting plastic Solo cups transition to a boiling pot of pasta, a spilling of a wine glass and a fire burning brightly. The yellow, green, and blue section begins with bright yellow flowers, balloons, and rubber duckies, but transitions to the yellow-green ominousness of jaundice. As Charles Demers reflects on life and death, full-fledged green speaks of sickness and nature, while blue of the sadness of loss. Colour Study closes out with the richness of indigo, violet, and red. Shazia Hafiz Ramji tenderly remembers snippets from childhood, portrayed through visuals of ice cream, pomegranates, and a mother’s flamingo-colored hijab.