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Our Song

2001, Movie, NR, 96 mins

OUR SONG
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Like his 1996 debut GIRLS TOWN, Jim McKay's second feature is another documentary-like drama about three inner-city high-school girls. Both films feature a pregnant protagonist and a suicidal friend, but any real resemblances end there. Where his earlier film captured the budding feminist angst of articulate young adults, McKay's follow-up looks at the stage before that, as a group of 15- and 16-year-olds shed their childhood selves and relationships, sort out new feelings an... read more leave a comment
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Our Song movie trailer - starring Kerry Washington, Anna Simpson, Melissa Martinez, Marlene Forte, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Rosalyn Coleman. Directed by Jim McKay. Genre: Drama Rating: R
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Posted: 3/17/2008
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In this IFC teen drama, three girls of different ethnic backgrounds work to maintain their friendships to one another when their high school is shut down. A 2001 Spirit Award nominee for Best First Feature (Under $500,000) and winner of the Producer's Award, this is a moving coming-of-age film for all ages.
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Length: 01:37:05
Posted: 1/1/2008
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Focusing on the bonding between three female (an African American female, a half African American half Latino American female, and a Latino American female) high school members of Brooklyn's "Jackie Robinson Steppers Marching Band" and the choices the girls face once their school closes down because of the need for asbestos removal. This film is about a host of topics, not least of which is the hard-work involved in maintaining friendships.
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Length: 01:38:00
Posted: 9/4/2008
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Focusing on the bonding between three female (an African American female, a half African American half Latino American female, and a Latino American female) high school members of Brooklyn's "Jackie Robinson Steppers Marching Band" and the choices the girls face once their school closes down because of the need for asbestos removal. This film is about a host of topics, not least of which is the hard-work involved in maintaining friendships.
Paid | Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:38:00
Posted: 9/4/2008
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Year: 2001
Rated NR

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Cast

Kerry Washington: Lanisha Brown
Anna Simpson: Joycelyn Clifton
Melissa Martinez: Maria Hernandez
The Jackie Robinson Steppers Marching Band: Themselves
Marlene Forte: Pilar Brown

 

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