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About the Film For those of you who are not familiar with our project, Girl Trouble documents the compelling personal stories of three teenage girls entangled in San Francisco's juvenile justice system for four years of their lives. These young women, and many like them, aren’t just at-risk—they are in deep trouble. Trying to change their lives, the girls work part-time at the innovative Center for Young Women’s Development, an organization run by young women who have faced similar challenges. As the girls confront seemingly impossible problems and pivotal decisions, the Center’s 22-year-old executive director, Lateefah Simon, and the girls themselves act as each other’s support and mentors. The film documents the girls’ remarkable successes and heartbreaking setbacks —their daily struggles with poverty, violence, homelessness, and the courts. What People are Saying about Girl Trouble "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." ~
Dr. Laurie Schaffner, Department of Sociology "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." "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." ~ Variety |
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