Documentary about Miriam, a 21year old Harlem mother who's pregnant with her 4th child. She lives with Harry, who cares for her, and two of her children, fathered by Harry, living in a 5th floor walk-up, in Harlem. This Documentary produced by the BBC and Australian Television includes Mirium's tenuous relationship with her mother (now lover with the man who raped Mirium when she was 13 years old, producing her first child). A revealing and disturbing sequence when All attend a birthday party for Miriam and Harry's daughter. Miriam examines her young life, her frustration of missing out on a teenage existence, and living in Harlem where drugs are prevalent, and economic depression and discrimination pervade.—Phil Gries

A Harlem mother, Miriam Glenn, age 21, is pregnant with her fourth child. She lives with Harry Felder who cares for her, and two of her other young children, fathered by Harry. They all live together in a five floor walk-up in Harlem, New York. Miriam's first child, conceived when she was 13 years old, lives with her mother. The documentary examines Miriam's frustration of missing out on a teenage life, and living in Harlem where drugs are prevalent, including economic depression.