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Girls rock!, A (your name here) Production ; in association with Ro*co Films International ; Girls Rock Productions presents a film by Shane King & Arne Johnson ; co-directors, Arne Johnson, Shane King ; producer, Arne Johnson

eng

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MPAA rating: PG

Girls rock!

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A (your name here) Production ; in association with Ro*co Films International ; Girls Rock Productions presents a film by Shane King & Arne Johnson ; co-directors, Arne Johnson, Shane King ; producer, Arne Johnson

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"At Rock 'n' Roll Camp, girls ranging in age from eight to 18 are taught that it's OK to sweat like a pig, scream like a banshee, wail on their instruments with complete and utter abandon, and that "it is 100% okay to be exactly 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 chicks, 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 by 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. What happens to the girls as they are given a temporary reprieve from being sexualized, analyzed and pressured to conform is truly moving and revolutionary."--Publisher description

live action