
TheRock'n'RollCampforGirlsisaplacewhere8-18yearoldscomefromalloverthecountrytolearnRockDIY-style--formingbands,writingsongsandbuildingcommunity,and“GirlsRock!”isthemovieabouttheirjourney.<br/> Theprimarysubjectsof“GirlsRock!”areLaura,anarticulateadoptedKoreanobsessedwithdeathmetal;Misty,whoisemergingfromalifeofmeth-addiction,homelessnessandgangactivity;Palace,asweet-seeming8-year-oldwithaheavymetalsneer,andAmelia,who'swritinga14-songcycleaboutherdogPippi.Formingbands,writingsongsandplayingagiginoneweek,thesegirlsandtherestofthecampengageinanexperimentinempowermentthatwillleaveno-oneunchanged.<br/> Inmeetingthesefourchildren,thefilmmakersdiscoveredwhatmanybooksandstudieshavealreadydescribed—girlsarestrugglingwithabewilderingandheartbreakingarrayofchallengestotheirself-image.Everythingfromeatingdisorderstodrugstosexualharassmenthavemadegirlhoodavirtualbattlefield.Thefilmmakerswerehappytofindinthecampaplacewhere,inthewordsofformerCampAssistantDirectorJenAgosta,"itis100%oktobeexactlywhoyouare."Whathappenstothegirlsastheyaregivenatemporaryreprievefrombeingsexualized,analyzedandpressuredtoconform,istrulyexhilarating.Theactofpickingupaguitarandmakingnoisebecomesatrulyrevolutionaryact.<br/> Asthefinalperformanceforover700peopledrawsnear,thegirlsarethrownintoaparoxysmofexcitementandself-discovery,achievingthingstheyneverthoughtpossible.Throughvideodiaries,veritefootage,revealinginterviews,andissue-drivenanimations,filmgoerswilltransformrightalongwiththegirls.