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Girl Trouble
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Stephanie is pregnant and has a warrant for running away from a group home. Shangra is torn between taking care of her mother, who is homeless and struggling with drug addiction, and taking care of herself. Sheila, whose father and siblings have been in and out of jail, risks arrest and jail time by selling and using drugs. GIRL TROUBLE is an intimate look at the compelling personal stories of three teenagers entangled in San Franciscos juvenile justice system. These girls, and many like them, arent just at-riskthey are in deep trouble. Trying to change their lives, the girls work part-time at the innovative Center for Young Womens Development, an organization run by young women who have faced similar challenges. As the girls confront seemingly impossible problems and pivotal decisions, the Centers 22-year-old executive director, Lateefah Simon, is often their only support and mentor. Bay Area filmmakers Lexi Leban and Lidia Szajko document the girls remarkable successes and heartbreaking setbacks over a four-year periodtheir daily struggles with poverty, violence, public defenders and homelessnessand expose a system that fails to end the cycle of incarceration. The film is available in both a 74 minute and a 57 minute version. Appropriate for:
74 minutes • VHS • Closed
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REVIEWS "Among other things, Lexi Leban and Lidia Szajkos grueling documentary Girl Trouble chronicling the plight of girls in San Franciscos juvenile justice system does an excellent job of illustrating the tremendous importance of children having positive role models..." "A fine documentary about "at risk" kids - Juvenile delinquent stereotypes are usefully demolished while the lack of supportive environs and services for such girls becomes painfully clear. Fast-moving, involving item is a natural for public TV slots and educational outreach." "By turns heart-wrenching and inspiring, the movie does a terrific job of conveying the girls' nightmarishly complicated situations without demonizing judges and prosecutors or sentimentalizing its subjects." "This documentary will be indispensable to high school, college, and graduate courses in a wide range of disciplines such as political science, law, social work, as well as psychology, anthropology, and sociology. It is moving and informative: there will not be a dry eye in the room at its conclusion." "GIRL TROUBLE follows four San Francisco girls with various hurdles to overcome. Shangra, a 16-year-old (when the film begins) charged with selling crack, is better off not living with her recovering-addict mother but has no place else to go. 16-year-old Stephanie is pregnant, entangled with an abusive boyfriend and dodging an arrest warrant issued after she ran away from a group home..."
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