(R) USA – 1 hr 37 min
1992 · d. Leslie Harris
Starring Ariyan A. Johnson, Kevin Thigpen, Ebony Jerido
Chantel’s dreams of escaping her tough Brooklyn neighborhood to become a doctor are complicated when she discovers she’s pregnant. Groundbreaking in its centering of a young Black woman’s experience, this frank, funny coming-of-age tale was a Sundance sensation.
Director Leslie Harris will join us for a post-film conversation, moderated by Vincent Williams and Len Webb of The Micheaux Mission podcast and Stephanye Watts of the Be Reel Black Cinema Club.
