Newport International Film Festival 2008

The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls is a place where 8-18 year olds come from all over the country to learn Rock DIY-style - forming bands, writing songs and building community. GIRLS ROCK! is the movie about their journey. The primary subjects of GIRLS ROCK! are Laura, an articulate adopted Korean obsessed with death metal; Misty, who is emerging from a life of drug-addiction, homelessness and gang activity; Palace, a sweet-seeming 8-year-old with a heavy metal sneer; and 10 year old Amelia, who is writing a 14-song cycle about her dog Pippi. Forming bands, writing songs and playing a gig in one week, these girls and the rest of the camp engage in an experiment in empowerment that will leave no-one unchanged.

Recommended ages: 12+