Girls Rock!

You're invited to a screening of:

Girls Rock!

Friday 26 February
- doors open 6.30pm, film starts at 7pm (Film running time: 90 mins)
Venue: 128 Abel-Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Koha/donation entry

Light refreshments available for a small donation.
- And we'll have some choice zines and crafts for sale too.

ALL WELCOME!!

About the film:

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 legends (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.

About AFEM2010

AFEM2010 is a hui (to be held over easter weekend near Wellington) for women, trans and genderqueer folks who want to eradicate all forms of oppression. This year's hui has a special focus on racism and decolonisation.

ENDS

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