Just Another Girl on The I.R.T. (1992) follows Chantel Mitchell, a teenager from the Brooklyn projects, as she navigates the complexities of high school, inner-city life, and an unplanned pregnancy that threatens to derail her dream of becoming a doctor.

The first and only feature by Leslie Harris, and one of the few films by women to come out of the 1990s New Black Cinema movement Just Another Girl On the I.R.T., which won the Sundance Special Jury Prize on its release, has been an inspiration for many films about and directed by Black women which followed. It is a trailblazing piece of work which over 30 years after its release remains immensely enjoyable and relevant. Brash, smart, and intensely practical, Chantel is a high-school junior in a hurry to prove she is more than the labels her race, gender, and class put on her. Isra Al Kassi and Angela Moneke explore how Harris's film handles the complexities of teenage life and, in a society in which young Black women are rarely the protagonists in their own stories, allows Chantel to take control of her own narrative. They explore the film's contexts in New York City and 90s fashion, teen and unplanned pregnancies on screen, and consider how Harris challenges stereotypes of Black girls in cinema. They go on to consider Just Another Girl's legacy of the film, and its continuing impact.

Isra Al Kassi has a background in events and venue management with a focus on audience development and building partnerships. She is co-founder of T A P E, a curatorial collective which works across production, distribution and exhibition challenging traditional ways of filmmaking to demystify the industry for marginalised voices.

Angela Moneke is co-founder of T A P E and Senior Production Executive at Working Title Films, UK. Her latest short film projects, which have screened at a number of venues including BFI Southbank, Somerset House and Barbican, include 0.5%, directed by Yero Timi-Biu for BBC Arts & Screen South, which premiered on BBC4/iPlayer in March 2022, and BORN FRUIT for Dazed x Gucci, the short directorial debut of Bukky Bakray (ROCKS). She is currently in post & production on short films for BFI and BBC Film. She was featured in Forbes' 30 under 30 – Europe – Entertainment list 2022.