- Girls Rock!
Infobox_Film
name = Girls Rock!
caption = "Girls Rock!" film poster
director = Arne Johnson
Shane King
producer = Arne Johnson
writer =
starring =
music =
cinematography = Shane King
editing = Diana J. Brodie
Arne Johnson
Shane King
distributor = Shadow Distribution
released =March 7 ,2008 (USA wide)
runtime = 90 min.
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:395755
imdb_id = 1028539|"Girls Rock!" is a documentary film that follows four 8-18-year-old girls at the
Rock and Roll Camp for Girls inPortland, Oregon ,United States .At Rock and Roll Camp, girls ranging in age from eight to 18 are taught that "it is 100% okay to be exctly who you are." The girls have a week to select a band, an instrument they may have never played before, and write a song. In between, they are taught by indie rock stars such as Carrie Brownstein from
Sleater-Kinney various lessons of empowerment from self-defense to anger management. At the end of the week, all the bands perform a concert for over 700 people. The film follows several campers: Laura, a Korean adoptee obsessed with death metal; Misty, who is emerging from a life of meth addiction, homelessness and gang activity; and Amelia, an eight-year old who writes experimental rock songs about her dog Pipi.The film ultimately explores what happens to the girls as they are given a temporary reprieve from being sexualized, analyzed, and pressured to conform.
creenings
The movie opened in the following cities on March 7, 2008: New York, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Berkeley, Chicago.
Critical reception
The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. As of March 7, 2008, the review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes reported that 78% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on nine reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1192245-_girls_rock/ |title=Girls Rock! - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-03-07 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes ]Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 62 out of 100, based on 7 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/girlsrock |title=Girls Rock! (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-03-07 |publisher=Metacritic ]References
External links
* [http://www.girlsrockmovie.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.girlsrockcamp.org/ Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls (Portland, OR)]
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*metacritic film|id=girlsrock|title=Girls Rock!
*amg movie|id=1:395755|title=Girls Rock!
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbx5PM8jH3w Trailer] onYouTube
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