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5 Girls

Year2001

Runtime113 Minutes

For two years, filmmaker Maria Finitzo followed five strong women between the ages of 13 and 17, exploring the ways these girls discover the resources necessary to successfully navigate the rocky waters of adolescence.

For two years, filmmaker Maria Finitzo followed five strong young women between the ages of 13 and 17. Unlike the myriad reports, books and “specials” that focus on young women as passive and powerless, 5 Girls explores the ways these girls discover the resources necessary to successfully navigate the rocky waters of adolescence. It focuses on the positive ways girls learn to adapt to challenge in their lives by understanding and exercising choices, by believing in their strength when others do not and by resisting powerful cultural messages, which urge them to be silent.

Filmmakers

Editor

David E. Simpson

Camera

Dana Kupper

Production Accountant

Karen Larson

Technical Supervision

Jim Morrissette

Sound

Fenell Doremus

Media

Awards and Distinctions

Chicago International Film Festival

Official Selection

Education Program

2002

Film Society of Lincoln Center

Official Selection

Independent Nights

Parent's Guide to Children's Media

Distinction

Outstanding Achievement

Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival

Premiere

The Chicago Film and Television Competition

Winner

Silver Award