Girls Rock - See the Movie trailer below...

Got this from a friend at work via email. Looks like a really interesting project brought to film. And we love our woman rockers here on the blog. Looks like a cool movie worthy of spreading the word...and if you're in a market where it will be showing, check it out.


"GIRLS ROCK!" OPENS NATIONWIDE MARCH 7

NY, LA, San Francisco, Berkeley, Chicago, Portland and Seattle on Opening Weekend.

THE MOVIE (rated PG)

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." 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 just one week, all the bands perform songs they've written with their new bandmates for over 700 people. "Girls Rock!" follows several campers: Laura, a Korean adoptee obsessed by death metal; Misty, who is emerging from a life of meth addiction and gang activity; Palace, whose heavy metal sneer belies her seven years, 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 revolutionary.

THE TRAILER

http://www.girlsrockmovie.com/special/trailer

THE FILMMAKERS

"Girls Rock!" is truly a labor of love. During the three and a half years of production Shane King and Arne Johnson have mortgaged houses and cashed out retirements to finish their first film, while hundreds of others have come out of the woodwork to help make this film a reality.

HOW YOU CAN HELP!

Opening weekend will be crucial in the process of getting the word out about the camp's important work with girls. Every person who comes on March 7-9 will multiply exponentially the number of daughters, moms, dads, brothers and friends who get to see it. Movie theaters in smaller towns, where girls don't have as much access to alternatives, will only program "Girls Rock!' if they see it bringing in audiences on opening weekend. So please go yourself, bring friends, and help get out the word! Here are some tangible steps you can take:

*Take a group. Bring your class or workplace or other group. If you get a group of over 25 people, you'll get discounted tickets for everyone, and movie and camp schwag. Contact us at info@girlsrockmovie.com for more info.

*Spread the news. Tell all your friends in our March 7 cities—Seattle , San Francisco , Berkeley , Chicago , Los Angeles , Portland and New York —to go see "Girls Rock!" March 7-9. Pass along this email.

*Post on mailing lists. Put this email or your own pitch on all the news groups, mailing lists, newsletters, blogs, social networking sites and anything else you belong to on the web.

*Sign up on our website at www.girlsrockmovie.com and blog your thoughts about women, girls, music, culture. Help us build a community that will impact beyond the film!

*Put a poster up in your business. Email us your snail mail at info@girlsrockmovie.com and we'll send you one. They're big and movie-sized (like you'd see at a theater) and look fantastic.