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...After Lipper accepted the invitation, she realized that she couldn’t leave the girls behind without telling their stories. She decided to embark upon a four year journey of following the girls everywhere they went, “using a video camera as Studs Sturkel used a tape recorder...
...young women live in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where former Harvard professor Carol K. Gilligan was conducting a writing workshop through a program for teen mothers. It was Gilligan who introduced Lipper to the teen moms by inviting her to visit Pittsfield to record the proceedings of her workshop...
...result of the years Lipper lived in Pittsfield, dedicating her life to highlighting the trials of these real life teen mothers is best exemplified by the audience response at the screening. “I almost started crying,” said Kristina Rodriguez, member of the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy...
...approach Lipper took in the making of the film and her new book, which she describes as “looking from the inside, rather than as outsiders,” has obviously affected many viewers. It is recognized as an educational resource as well as a viable piece of work concerning the harsh but true—and often unspoken—reality of teen motherhood...
...summed up by Liz, a 17-year-old featured in the film: “if you don’t know me, don’t judge me.” The powerful effect of this young woman speaking her mind directly into the camera is precisely what Lipper said she was trying to attain through her work...