Belly Fruit


1h 27m 1999

Brief Synopsis

A trilogy interweaving the lives of three unwed teen aged mothers in present day Los Angeles: Christina is 13 and lonely; Shanika is 14 and a brilliant African American foster child; and Aracely is 16-year-old Latin beauty with the soul of a poet.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1999
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

A trilogy interweaving the lives of three unwed teen aged mothers in present day Los Angeles: Christina is 13 and lonely; Shanika is 14 and a brilliant African American foster child; and Aracely is 16-year-old Latin beauty with the soul of a poet.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1999
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States April 1999

Released in United States February 2000

Released in United States October 1999

Shown at Cinema Seattle/Women in Cinema Film Festival January 29 - February 4, 1999.

Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival April 15-20, 1999.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.

Shown at the European Film Market, February 9-20, 2000

Began shooting August 3, 1998.

Completed shooting August 22, 1998.

Adapted from a play written and produced by the non-profit women's organization, Independent Women Artists, at the Los Angeles Center in 1996.

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Cinema Seattle/Women in Cinema Film Festival January 29 - February 4, 1999.)

Released in United States 1999 (World premiere at the 1999 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.)

Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at the European Film Market, February 9-20, 2000)

Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival April 15-20, 1999.)

Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.)