A teen girl struggles to reconcile her desire for selfimprovement with her rebellious nature and her lack of maturity in this comingofage drama, which won firsttime director leslie harris a special jury prize at the 1993 sundance film festival. Mar 23, 2014 i would like to dedicate this post discussing the name of the movie, just another girl on the irt, because i find it to be a very odd choice. Dec 07, 2007 can i watch the movie just another girl on the i. She dreams of medical school, a family, and an escape from the generational poverty and streetcorner life her. Just another girl on the irt 20 years after it won a special jury prize at the sundance film festival, we present a screening of just another girl on the i. We cant get a film financed with a black woman lead. The film turns melodramatic in the second half as chantel becomes pregnant and tries to evade the. In just another girl on the irt, leslie harris, a firsttime writer and director, has created chantel, a character who, as played by a terrifically. The movie just another girl on the irt begins with the main character, chantel mitchell played by ariyan a. Hollywood hasnt exactly been champing at the bit which may be just as well, because the marketobsessed studios probably wouldnt have produced anything as nuanced and honest as leslie harris independent feature, just another girl on the i. Although its riddled with the typical faults of low budget films, like hit or miss acting, fortunately, the two leads, airyan johnson and kevin.
But the fact of the matter is, in my opinion, she is. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix, on reelgood. Chantel is a seventeenyearold brooklynite who is beautiful, smart, popular and absolutely full of attitude. Johnson, focusing on school and trying to graduate high school early. Find album release information for just another girl on the irt original soundtrack on allmusic. Just another girl on the irt 1993 is the moving and exuberant story of chantel. Its a drama movie with a better than average rotten tomatoes critics score of 67% and an average imdb audience. I couldnt believe that id never heard about this film and wanted to share it with everybody that i knew.
Brooklyn teen ariyan johnson becomes pregnant and hides it. The actors are mostly unknowns, although star johnson would go on to appear in hollywood features such as bulworth and the generals daughter. Johnson and the supporting cast give outstanding performances. Just another girl on the irt original soundtrack releases.
The film is about a teenager coping with life in the ghetto, sustained by her fierce desire to become successful and not a product of her environment. Just another girl on the irt is not an easy film to watch, for me anyway. Nov 17, 2015 just another imigrant s01e06 the money issue june 22, 2018 just another imigrant s1 e6 just another imigrant 06222018. Throughout the film i repeatedly wondered if id even be able to make it through because of this. Join fandango vip for free it only takes a few seconds to join already a fandango vip. Chantels the star life was a real depiction of how so many young, smart, girls with big dreams get caught up but doesnt give up. Been a while since ive seen this but still one of my. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. May 19, 2016 just another girl on the irt is not an easy film to watch, for me anyway. With hopes of becoming a doctor and not a product of her environment, a brooklyn teenager is faced with numerous challenges that threaten her dreams. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of just another girl on the i.
So we ve decided to keep guardian journalism free for all readers. It was directed, written and produced by leslie harris. Johnson, kevin thigpen, ebony jerido, chequita jackson, jerard washington, tony wilkes, karen robinson. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 23,519 views. I first watched this movie at school in the 7 th grade for sex ed and ive loved it ever since. Just another girl on the irt leslie harris 1992 93min. Smart, ambitious, and brash, the lead character, chantel, is not your typical good girl or bad girl but a complex character who. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Johnson, kevin thigpen, ebony jerido, chequita jackson. Handling of the baby in just another girl on the irt. Shes loud, rude, quick to anger, irrational, and lacks any kind of awareness. Looking to find the name of a murder mystery film i just saw,it has a female detective that discovered female murder victims at a beach. I would like to dedicate this post discussing the name of the movie, just another girl on the irt, because i find it to be a very odd choice. In the trailer for the movie, the narrators voice can be heard saying, chantels definitely not just another girl on the irt.
Mar 21, 2014 the movie just another girl on the irt begins with the main character, chantel mitchell played by ariyan a. Chantel ariyan johnson is a smart, proud brooklyn teenager with goals. She dreams of medical school, a family, and an escape from the generational poverty and streetcorner life her friends seem to have accepted as their lot. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
Although its riddled with the typical faults of low budget films, like hit or miss acting, fortunately, the two leads, airyan johnson and kevin thigpen are hit annoying gimmicks really sick of actors talking to the camera and an overall air of being put together with bailing wire and chewing gum i. This was screened in july 2018 leslie harris 1993 debut a smart, attitudepacked comingofage story set in new york holds an important place in film history as the first film written and directed by an african american woman to gain british distribution. Incidentally, the films title refers to the new york subway system. Justanothercrane cranes in the sky x just another girl on the irt duration. Ariyan is really terrific in this little african american film gem. Regrettably, she becomes sexually involved with girard. Starring ariyan johnson, kevin thigpen, ebony jerido, chequita jackson. Arrogant and ignorant, a knowitall brooklyn teenager ariyan johnson becomes pregnant and tries to hide it. Article vying with julie dashs recently rediscovered and rightly celebrated daughters of the dust 1991 as the first film directed by an african american female to be commercially released, just another girl on the i. Drama, chantel mitchell ariyan johnson, a hip, articulate, black highschool girl in brooklyn, is determined not to become just another girl on the irt the irt is one of nycs subway lines. Just another girl on the irt discussion of word choice. Chantel mitchell ariyan johnson, a hip, articulate, black highschool girl in brooklyn, is determined not to become just another girl on the irt the irt is one of nycs subway lines.
Mar 19, 1993 in just another girl on the irt, leslie harris, a firsttime writer and director, has created chantel, a character who, as played by a terrifically engaging new actress named ariyan johnson, is. Although its riddled with the typical faults of low budget films, like hit or miss acting, fortunately, the two leads, airyan johnson and kevin thigpen are hit annoying gimmicks really sick of actors talking to the camera and an. When tyrone appears on the scene, she dumps girard and takes up with ty. The only problem was that she was a product of the projects and didnt possess the manner that a college would be interested in investing in. Find out more cinema rediscovered 2018 thu 26 sun 29 july 2018 join. She is as insulting to the uptight manhattanites who frequent the grocery store where she is employed, as she is to the jewish highschool professor determined to teach an african american student. Just another girl on the irt original soundtrack songs.
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