03/03/11
"Girls Rock!"

Friends and fans - come check out the film "Girls Rock!" at The Little Theatre next Wednesday, 7-9pm as part of their 1st ever Women's History Month Film Series. After the film, join Terri from Silent Auction as she and a few other "rocker chicks" answer audience questions & discuss the importance of building self-respect and confidence in young women through the power of music and performance. Film Synopsis: “Girls Rock!”- At Ro...ck '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. (Hot Docs) Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 7pm Talkback to follow the film. Tickets $5.
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