Writer/director Harris was honored at Sundance and by the Gotham Awards for the movie she made in only 17 days, telling a young African-American woman’s story—a subject overlooked by independent filmmakers and Hollywood alike. Brooklyn teen Chantel (Ariyan A. Johnson) has the grades she needs to go to college and become a doctor, even with a part-time job and family obligations—but does her pride go before a fall?

With director Leslie Harris in person