The questions are more of a domestic nature. I wish Leslie Harris made more movies. "I wanted a quasi-documentary feel," she says. She dreams of medical school, a family, and an escape from the generational poverty and street-corner life her friends seem to have accepted as their lot. I got the message loud and clear: no babies, at least not anytime soon. Theres much to marvel at in the film: its assured tone, its vibrant depiction of early 90s Brooklyn, the trenchant script which handles notions of teen pregnancy with care, but my kind keeps coming back to Johnsons performance. *******************************************************************************************************The Department of Afro American Research, Arts, and Culture is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the preservation of Afro American films. Throughout the film, Chantel breaks the fourth wall and explains that she wants to be seen as more than just another teenage black girl on the subway. While Chantel makes several missteps in the films final act, she proves that babies arent a sign of doom and young mothers have the right to pursue their goals. *******************************************************************************************************FAIR-USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER * Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, * Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for \"fair use\" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. I showed it to my daughter when she was a teenager. It also spends time on how she hides the pregnancy in some detail, turning a minor plot point into characterization instead. Performed by B.W.P. just another girl on the irt music | Discogs All Release Master Artist Label Search Marketplace Exploring just another girl on the irt 1 - 6 of 6 Sort Labour Of Love Parts I + II & III (The Platinum Collection) UB40 100 Hits Abracadabra (The Best Of Rock. The train they are on was built in 1962 does not any door chimes. Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. Unbelievable. She owns her body and finally acknowledges the errors of her ways. This is Chantel. She dreams of medical school, a family, and an escape from the generational poverty and street-corner life her friends seem to have accepted as their lot. Her focus is readjusted and her path realigned. Chantal's character proves that you can make it in this world on your own terms, even if you make a mistake, if you are determined. But personal and sexual challenges confront Chantel on her way to fulfilling these dreams. Lastly, these videos are to educate people entertainingly. [22], "Leslie Harris: 'You just can't get a film financed with a black woman lead', "Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. In 2018, this classic of '90s black cinema still shows us what it means to control your own narrative. She leaves no room to be pigeonholed. Time stamp: 1:45-2:16 Its from the movie Just Another Girl on the I.R.T (1992). Original Soundtrack (Cassette - ERG #89272) 1992 At the time, I was too young to watch a film about a smack-talking 17-year-old in the hood who conceals her pregnancy from her parents. 2023 Cond Nast. "People be trippin' when they find out how smart I really am!". Wed met the "Boyz in the Hood" just two years prior, and now it was time to hear a feminine stance on what was going on in Americas marginalized communities. Lacking a proper sex education, Chantel ends up pregnant and must contend with her future. Chantel Mitchell, a hip, articulate, black high-school girl in Brooklyn, is determined not to become "just another girl on the IRT" (one of NYC's subway lines). A true broad who illuminates the constructions placed on young black girls who refuse to dampen their own. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". ", "From 'Jinn' To 'Just Another Girl On The I.R.T. Suddenly, the over-confident Chantel were used to seeing is lost and confused for the first time in her life. [21] In September 2021, it was featured as part of the "New York Stories" streaming lineup with 62 other films on The Criterion Channel. Chantel looks around here and decides shes not going out broke and fighting like her folks. (Americans, after all, love a winner.) Our understanding is that it is in correlation to Fair Right Use. Chantel Mitchell ( Ariyan A. Johnson ), a hip, articulate, black high-school girl in Brooklyn, is determined not to become "just another girl on the IRT" (the IRT is one of NYC's subway . Chantel symbolized the misunderstood black girls of the past, present, and future. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Soundtracks submission guide. (1992) Soundtracks It looks like we don't have any Soundtracks for this title yet. Like the prince on the eleventh hour of a fairy tale, like Richard Gere at the end of Pretty Woman, Miramax, after reading about the plight of this struggling filmmaker in Amy Taubins trade column in the Village Voice, made her acquaintance. ', "The Still Astonishing "Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. Her ultimate dream is to leave her poor neighborhood, go to college, and eventually become a doctor. Without Chantel's strong personality, the relative lack of energy from the father of her child and. : A Whiskey Makers Exploration of Craft Part 1. Inc. So lived-in and empathetic - a great deal more so than most other teen films I've seen, whether they be especially socially conscious or not. Chantels fourth wall breaks were incredibly refreshing for a movie like this that was released when it was. She knows exactly what she wants, when she wants it, and how she plans to get it not once entertaining the idea of anything getting in her way. Directed by Leslie Harris. A subreddit for identifying a song/artist/album/genre, or locating a song/album in a legal way. Seeing her parents struggle to make ends meet fuels her desire get into college early and start her pursuit of becoming a doctor. "Oscar" and "Academy Award" are the registered trademarks, trademarks and servicemarks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 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. I loved it. in the film's title stand for "Interborough Rapid Transit", which refers to a number of New York City's subway systems. Ad Choices. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. I love this movie. An arrogant Brooklyn teen grapples with an unwanted pregnancy. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. From the start, "Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.," an independent film made on a very low budget ( reportedly a hundred and thirty thousand dollars ), is a polyphonic work of multiple voices . The initials "I.R.T." The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. A member of Woman Make Movies and the Black Filmmakers Foundation, Harris took moral support where she couldnt find financial support, screwed up her courage to the sticking place, and went forward. She isn't portrayed as irresponsible which many characters of the sort could already appear as, but she's an intelligent woman who seeks to be independent from the roles enforced upon her by the world she lives in. Vegan alert:Chantel (Ariyan A. Johnson) pulls some chicken out of the fridge. Chantel is hell-bent on escaping a cycle of poverty in the projects, and quickly makes it clear that she cannot be contained; not by her teachers, her parents, boys, or the world. : Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! "I submitted a script to the American Film Institute and I was so happy when I got the phone call that I could go out and start shooting.". But when the ad world turned out not to be her poison of preference, she quit with another goal in mind. It does not store any personal identifiable information. "I think in a lot of films you have teenagers who appear to be older than they are, or act older," she points out, breaking down the saccharine teen prototype. Im the best student in my calc class! This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of serviceapply. If theres a full version somewhere out there help me out! " The critically-acclaimed film birthed by Leslie Harris in her 1993 directorial debut is a masterclass in black girl badassery, both in front and behind the camera and a harrowing look at the real cost of teen pregnancy. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. In lieu of a title card saying The End, Harris places one with the title of the film and an epigram that she signs in her own name: A Film Hollywood Dared Not Do. It turns out that even the independent-film community dared not do another film like it. With a budget of only $130,000,[1] the entire film was reportedly shot in just 17 days. "These pieces of money helped, but of course you never have enough," Harris laughs. I started off with two temp jobs, this idea for a script, and no money. [9][1] The Miramax deal made I.R.T. Harris tells the happy ending. Chantel is also an excellent student whose plan to attend college and become a doctoran ambition thats depicted as atypical in her circle of peershas two motivations: for her to be of service to the community, and to make a good living without a boss.. The films artistry opens new paths that the industry at large, both mainstream and independent, thought best to leave unpursued. In The Eloquent Screen, Perez brings together films reflecting a wide range of traditions, time periods, techniques, and experiences, in order to unite them with probing analyses of their distinctively cinematic rhetoric. : We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. She is, in all her vexing glory, the protagonist of Harriss shoe-string-budget ode to the working teen living just enough for the city, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. Was really taken by this, its passion and earnestness and lack of interest in being palatable or preachy for white audiences; a wonderful and under-appreciated film with a very impressive central performance from Ariyan Johnson. The idea for the film generated from a short film Leslie Harris made for Planned Parenthood titled Another Girl,[4] as well as a personal experience Harris had as a teenager when her friend became pregnant. [In I.R.T., Chantel's] the central character. 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