She’s just off the bus from the deep South… and learning fast how to out-smart and out-though the city just to stay alive… she’s EMMA MAE!

Emma Mae (1976)

Directed by Jamaa Fanaka

A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.