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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.
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