Arne Johnson and Shane King made this feature film that played theatrically in over 90 cities (as well as dozens of festivals), and is now available on DVD and broadcast in select countries.
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 film follows several campers including 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.
"You'll need a hanky and your Joan Jett lighter when watching 'Girls Rock!'" -Bust Magazine
"Revolutionary, heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny. "-Seattle Magazine
"It's the best film of the New Year"
-ST Louis Post Dispatch
"Well worth seeing - noisy, funny,
troubling, liberating"
-Boston Globe
"Delivers slew of incandescent moments
of rock rebellion in delightful doc'
-Denver Post
"Every girl between the ages of 8 and 18 should be required to check it out."
-Chicago Sun-Times