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1 online resource (2 video files, approximately 131 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Originally produced by New Day Films in 2004. |
| Summary |
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 Francisco's juvenile justice system. These girls, 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, 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 period - their daily struggles with poverty, violence, public defenders and homelessness - and expose a system that fails to end the cycle of incarceration. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Female juvenile delinquents -- California -- San Francisco.
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Juvenile justice, Administration of -- California -- San Francisco.
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Juvenile courts -- California -- San Francisco.
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Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation.
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African American young women -- California.
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Young women -- California.
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African American young women.
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Female juvenile delinquents.
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Juvenile courts.
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Juvenile justice, Administration of.
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Young women.
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California.
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California -- San Francisco.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Leban, Lexi, film director producer.
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Szajko, Lidia, film director producer.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1194798 Kanopy |
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