Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.


1h 36m 1993
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

Brief Synopsis

An African-American girl from Brooklyn fights to build a better life.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Art Matters Inc; Jerome Foundation; MIRAMAX; National Endowment For The Arts; New York State Council On The Arts
Distribution Company
Live Home Video; Tartan Video
Location
New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

A teenage African-American girl's unrelenting hubris results in unwanted pregnancy and an imperiled future.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Art Matters Inc; Jerome Foundation; MIRAMAX; National Endowment For The Arts; New York State Council On The Arts
Distribution Company
Live Home Video; Tartan Video
Location
New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for a 1993 Spirit Award by the Independent Feature Project/West for best actress (Ariyan Johnson).

Released in United States Spring March 19, 1993

Wide Release in United States April 2, 1993

Released in United States on Video September 29, 1993

Released in United States September 1992

Released in United States January 1993

Released in United States 1994

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (First Cinema) September 10-19, 1992.

Shown at Contemporary Films of the African Diaspora Festival in New York City November 25 - December 6, 1994.

Novelist Terry McMillan, director Michael Moore and screenwriter/journalist Nelson George contributed to the film's funding.

Principal photography took place over the course of 17 days.

Feature directorial debut for Leslie Harris. This film was preceded by a similarly themed documentary short for Planned Parenthood.

Leslie Harris received the 1993 Open Palm Award for Best New Director at the Indpendent Feature Project's third annual Gotham Awards.

Began shooting July 1991.

Released in United States Spring March 19, 1993

Wide Release in United States April 2, 1993

Released in United States on Video September 29, 1993

Released in United States September 1992 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (First Cinema) September 10-19, 1992.)

Released in United States January 1993 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) January 21-31, 1993.)

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Contemporary Films of the African Diaspora Festival in New York City November 25 - December 6, 1994.)