Bellyfruit (1999)
Three very different Los Angeles teenage girls find themselves pregnant and dealing with poverty, drugs and confusion. Shanika (Tamara LaSeon Bass) has a drug addict for a mother and is currently living in a foster home. Araceley (Tonatzin Mondragon) tries living with her loser and broke boyfriend after her parents kick her out of their house out of shame. Tina (Keely Vint), born to a teenage mother herself, isn't sure who the father of her child is.
Director: Kerri Green
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Tamara LaSeon Bass as Shanika |
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Tonatzin Mondragon as Aracely |
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Kelly Vint Castro as Christina |
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Michael Peña as Oscar |
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Bonnie Dickenson as Diane |
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T.E. Russell as Damon |
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Kimberly Scott as Carmen Duncan |
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Yareli Arizmendi as Mrs. Vasquez |
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Roberto Alvarez as Lucky |
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Natanya Ross as Kelly |
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Amanda Dumas as Tisha |
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James DuMont as Lou |
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Karla Ojeda as Karla |
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Fhelycia Howe as Toya |
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Hartley Haverty as Madeline |
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Soledad St. Hilaire as Miss Alvarez |
| Directing | Kerri Green | Director |
| Editing | Michael Hatzer | Color Timer |
| Writing | Susannah Blinkoff | Writer |
| Writing | Janet Borrus | Writer |
| Writing | Kerri Green | Writer |