Johnson, kevin thigpen, ebony jerido, chequita jackson. Only words i can recall is not just another girl its a slow song. Just another girl on the irt dvd 1992 dvd synopsis and information. Although its riddled with the typical faults of low budget films, like hit or miss acting, fortunately, the two leads, airyan johnson and kevin. Written and directed by leslie harris, the movie is about a brooklyn teenager whose college bound dreams are derailed with a pregnancy. The movie just another girl on the irt begins with the main character, chantel mitchell played by ariyan a. I was introduced to this movie about ten years ago and fell in love with it. As featured on down to earth music from the motion picture.
Shot independently in new york on a 17day sked, this debut effort by a young black woman filmmaker is a crude but disturbing expose of teenage ignorance and denial. Find album release information for just another girl on the irt original soundtrack on allmusic. Studying the consumer opinions of just another girl on the irt vhs before get. 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. Johnson and kevin thigpen is available for rent or purchase on itunes, available for rent or purchase on. It is also possible to buy just another girl on the i. Anyone remember the song that was playing when shantel was sitting on the steps of school and tyrone walks up and says he went to the game and their team lost again.
Johnson, kevin thigpen, ebony jerido, chequita jackson, jerard washington, tony wilkes, karen. Chantel is as hot for parties and boys as the next girl on the i. 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. Support my new film project hello everyone, id love to hear from just another girl on i. Shes an a student, but her street sassiness leads to her.
I was never too fond of her scary movie collection like nightmare on elm street or friday the th, but at the tender age of 7, i fell in love with the 1992 film just another girl on the i. 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. Sundance film festival special jury prize, dramatic. Just another girl on the irt is one of the first original films proving that black girls are not monoliths.
Just another girl on the irt is one of my favorite movies. Hannah, a 24yearold aspiring writer living in nyc, is blindsided when her parents cut her off financially. Africanamerican director leslie harriss first feature is a sliceoflife examination of a saucy highschool girls social and sexual dilemmas. I first saw just another girl on the irt when i was 7 years old. I think so many other teenage girls can benefit from seeing this movie. 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.
I love the music and i just loved the movie i know ever word by heart. Any kind of just another girl on the irt vhs, make sure you to. 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. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Throwback movie of the month just another girl on the i. 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. Itll give a much ample understanding back of the advantages and disadvantages of it. Just another girl on the irt full movie 123movies girlwalls. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Sundance film festival 1993, dramatic competition award.
T stands as a pivotal point in african american cinema. Just another girl on the irt freestyle musings from a pseudointellectual hellcat in high heels with huxtable aspirations in a ghetto fab world. Chantel ariyan johnson is a smart, proud brooklyn teenager with goals. I connected with chantel because she reminded me so much of my older sister. Newcomer ariyan johnson delivers a critically acclaimed performance as a spirited brooklyn teenager coping with life in the projects, and sustained by her fierce desire to go to college and become a. Its also available to stream on several sites, including amazon and itunes. Just another girl on the irt discussion of word choice.
Handling of the baby in just another girl on the irt. 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. 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. Just another girl on the irt the writing and directorial debut of up and coming black woman filmmaker leslie harris is a sharp. Johnson, kevin thigpen, ebony jerido, chequita jackson, jerard washington, tony wilkes, karen robinson, johnny. Chantel is a seventeenyearold brooklynite who is beautiful, smart, popular and absolutely full of attitude. Ariyan johnson kevin thigpen ebony jerido 1992 arrogant and ignorant, a knowitall brooklyn teenager ariyan johnson becomes pregnant and tries to hide it. 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.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing just another girl on the i. Black high school girl in brooklyn is determined not to become just another girl on the irt. This song was released on the soundtrack of the 1993 classic just another girl on the irt starring. With hopes of becoming a doctor and not a product of her. Newcomer ariyan johnson delivers a critically acclaimed performance as a spirited.
The lead role earned her a best actress nomination from the independent film projects spirit awards. I thought it was well acted and i could relate to chantells character. Ariyans first professional acting experience was starring in the sundance special jury prize winning film just another girl on the i. Subsequently fired from her unpaid internship, she seeks comfort from adam, the eccentric actor she sometimes sleeps with when she can get him to respond to her texts. But, harris doesnt allow the film to linger too much on the negatives neither does she allow the. In the trailer for the movie, the narrators voice can be heard saying, chantels definitely not just another girl on the irt. Johnson, focusing on school and trying to graduate high school early. It shows a girl who was very smart but made a bad choice but she still finished high school and went to college. It was directed, written and produced by leslie harris. 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 takes an unexpectedly dark turn towards its climax one that puts viewers into the reality of the time period and how the shame and stress of being young, pregnant and black affects the decisions chantel makes.
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