Growing Up Between Stops on the A-train (2019)

Based on the memoir by the same title, a chronically ill teen takes matters into her own hands, leaving her small town in Colorado and becoming a hit songwriter in New York City. It's 1982 and six-year-old Jennifer Johnson is blessed with a promising singing voice but cursed with type 1 diabetes and abandonment by her mother. By seventeen, Jennifer leaves home and sets off alone on a one-way trip to New York City to pursue her dream of becoming a famous singer. In the city, Jennifer hits the ground hustling, securing a job selling beepers on the street and an attic apartment near the A-train in Queens while navigating the music industry. After years of persistence, Jennifer (aka "JJ") lands a chance audition and is signed to platinum-selling producers, Full Force. In an instant, Jennifer Skyrockets from starving artist to New York City's best kept secret, songwriting for superstars and writing several hits. However, a cruel turn of events sets her on the rockiest road to dreams come true.