“A Love Song for Latasha” Director Discusses Latasha Harlins

NATASHA HARLANS WAS A YOUNG BLACK GIRL WHO HAD DREAMS OF A FUTURE AND REALLY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY CARE AND COLLECTIVE CARE AND FOCUSED ON WANTING TO SEE HER FRIENDS EXCEL AND WANTING TO ENCOURAGE HER FRIENDS' DREAMS AND COUSIN'S DREAMS.

HER MOTHER WAS KILLED BY A NATASHA WANTED TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE REGARDING CASES LIKE HER MOM.

SHE WAS REALLY FOCUSED ON CREATING SOMETHING BETTER FOR HERSELF AND HER FRIENDS AND WANTED TO DREAM OUTSIDE OF WHAT SHE SAW AS HER EVERYDAY AND WHAT SHE SAW WAS HER SURROUNDING SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES.

HE WAS AN INSPIRATION FOR HER COUSIN AND HER BEST FRIEND WHO ARE THE VOICES THAT WE HEAR THROUGHOUT THE FILM.

THEY ARE A MOING VOICES AND PROFOUND AND SHE WAS KNOWN, ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU ALL SAID AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S BIG SISTER.

YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW SHE WANTED TO MAKE HER COMMUNITY BETTER AND WANTED TO BE A LAWYER AND HAD SO MANY DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS.

SHE COMES TO THE RESCUE OF ONE OF THESE FRIENDS.

YES.

SO AT THE BEGINNING WE HAVE A STORY FROM HER BEST FRIEND, TYE, SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SKIM.

NATASHA WALKS DOWN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, HE HOPS IN THE FENCE AND JUMPS INTO THE POOL.

IT IS A HEROIC ACT OF THIS YOUNG GIRL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO SEE SOMEONE THAT SHE JUST SEEN THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS NOT CONNECTED YET BUT FOR THAT TO BE THE MOMENT UNDERSTANDING THERE IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP THAT COMES FROM THIS MOMENT.

THAT SPEAKS VOLUME TO WHO NATASHA WAS.

SHE WAS A PROTECTOR.

SHE CARED DEEPLY OF HER FRIENDS D FAMILY AND WOULD DO ANYTHING SHE NEEDED TO PROTECT THEM.