“Harris is a bracing voice; she keeps her movie brimming with the pleasures of the unexpected.”
—Rolling Stone

“Offers a welcome glimpse of one of the individuals behind the sea of faces racing by in the subway cars.”
—The Austin Chronicle

Landmark would be an understatement for the debut of writer-director (and winner of plaudits the world over) Leslie Harris. This engrossing portrait of a Brooklyn teenager surviving life in the projects and pursuing a future, a dream all her own, has endured as not just another film but also as an unforgettable Black coming-of-age story. With writer-director Leslie Harris in attendance.