Bellyfruit

Bellyfruit
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Directed by	Kerri Green
Produced by	Robert Bauer Bonnie Dickenson
Written by	Maria Bernhard Susannah Blinkoff Janet Borrus Kerri Green
Starring	Tamara LaSeon Bass Tonatzin Mondragon Kelly Vint Michael Peña T.E. Russell
Music by	Jay Gruska
Cinematography	Peter Calvin
Edited by	Carmel Juneau
Distributed by	The Asylum
Release dates	1999 (1999)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.000.000

Bellyfruit (also spelled Belly Fruit) is a 1999 film about teen pregnancy directed and co-written by Kerri Green.

Overview

Bellyfruit is an adaptation of an original stage play of the same title which premiered at the Los Angeles Theatre Center on March 16, 1996. The play is a culmination of written works and theatrical performances developed from the stories of the women from Ramona High School and the Pacoima Young Mothers writing program. Playing the roles of the teen mothers in the original stage production of Bellyfruit were actresses Bonnie Dickensen, Tanya Wright, Judy Herrera, and Patrice Pitman Quinn. The stage play was produced by Independent Women Artists and performed as a benefit for Gramercy Group Homes in Los Angeles. It was also directed by Kerri Green, and was written by Green, Maria Bernhard, Susannah Blinkoff, and Janet Borrus.

Cast

• Kelly Vint as Christina
• Tonatzin Mondragon as Aracely
• T.E. Russell as Damon
• Michael Peña as Oscar
• James DuMont as Lou
• Melody Garrett as Doctor
• Ruben Madera as Eddie
• Luis Chávez as Enrique

External links

• Bellyfruit at IMDb
• Bellyfruit at AllMovie