In 1993, director Leslie Harris had an enormous breakthrough. Her debut feature Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., a coming of age story about a Black teenager named Chantel (Ariyan A. Johnson) who becomes unexpectedly pregnant, premiered at Sundance to overwhelming critical acclaim. The film won the festival’s special jury prize and was picked up by Miramax for distribution, making history as the first film directed by a Black woman to receive a wide-release deal. For Harris, it appeared her burgeoning career was off to an exciting start. However, despite multiple fundraising efforts and a veritable trove of screenplays she’s […]
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The post “Have I Mentioned I’m Working on a Sequel?” Leslie Harris on Her Groundbreaking 1993 Film Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/27/2022
- by Natalia Keogan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
In 1993, director Leslie Harris had an enormous breakthrough. Her debut feature Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., a coming of age story about a Black teenager named Chantel (Ariyan A. Johnson) who becomes unexpectedly pregnant, premiered at Sundance to overwhelming critical acclaim. The film won the festival’s special jury prize and was picked up by Miramax for distribution, making history as the first film directed by a Black woman to receive a wide-release deal. For Harris, it appeared her burgeoning career was off to an exciting start. However, despite multiple fundraising efforts and a veritable trove of screenplays she’s […]
The post “Have I Mentioned I’m Working on a Sequel?” Leslie Harris on Her Groundbreaking 1993 Film Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “Have I Mentioned I’m Working on a Sequel?” Leslie Harris on Her Groundbreaking 1993 Film Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 5/27/2022
- by Natalia Keogan
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Leslie Harris' debut feature Just Another Girl On The I.R.T., celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a screening on Thursday, January 10th, at 92Y Tribeca, here in NYC.The screening was followed by a panel discussion with director Leslie Harris, star of the film Ariyan Johnson, moderated by Uptown Magazine’s Angela Bronner Helm. A recording of the insightful Q&A is embedded below, so check it out. In it, they discuss more than the film itself, and cover other areas that I think you'd find of interest. Hat-tip to the FilmSwag blog for recording the video, which is split up into 2 parts for a total of about 35 minutes:...
- 3/5/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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