The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls in Portland, Oregon is the staging ground for this sloppy documentary about a group of 8 to 18-year-old girls living out rock 'n' roll dreams with the help of volunteer musicians.
Bands like Sleater-Kinney, and from a largely lesbian staff of instructors, mentor girls at the camp.
Filmmakers Shane King and Arne Johnson never address the elephant-in-the-room lesbian issue, but dwell on candid moments of cacophonous expression from misfit girls teamed up into bands to write a song that they will perform for over 700 people on the last day of camp.
Rhetoric far outweighs substance in this vaguely satisfying and preachy doc.
Not Rated. 90 mins.
