An outstanding documentary insight into the attitudes of two teenage [African American] girls living in New York City's lower East Side, using a 'cinema verite' approach. Completely improvised, the film lets the girls create a personal portrait of their life in the ghetto with their own words and movements. What evolves is a compelling image of their opposing attitudes towards their future: one blissfully optimistic, the other totally pessimistic... with each attitude affecting their emotional outlook on life and their basic personality.
[Source: Creative Film Society Catalogue, 1975]