Girl trouble
By: ITVS presents ; a film by Lexi Leban and Lidia Szajko ; directed [and] produced by Lexi Leban & Lidia Szajko ; produced by Critical Images, Inc., in association with KQED Public Television, San Francisco, and ITVS
Contributors: Critical Images Inc; KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.); Independent Television Service; New Day Films
Publisher: New Day Films
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Harriman, NY
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 74
ISBN-13: 9781574481662
Subjects: Female juvenile delinquents; Administration of Juvenile justice; Juvenile courts; Juvenile delinquents; Rehabilitation; African American young women; Young women
Other titles: Girls tell their truth about the juvenile justice system
Description: "In the past decade, the San Francisco youth crime rate declined, the number of GIRLS in the Juvenile Justice System more than doubled.  This film follows four years in the lives of three teenage girls caught up in San Francisco's Juvenile Justice System."--title screens.  This documentary tells the compelling stories of Stephanie, Shangra, and Sheila, opening a window onto the juvenile justice system, exposing its failure to break the cycle of poverty, crime, and incarceration that consumes vulnerable young women.  Two programs are hightlighted: The Walden House SisterKin Project and The Center for Young Women's Development's Sisters Rising internship program, for pushing the boundaries when it comes to helping girls in the system, addressing issues like sexual abuse, self-esteem, and community as part of the healing process for young women.
Notes: Special features: Study guide [PDF file requires a DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Acrobat].

Photographed by Lexi Leban and Lidia Szajko ; editors, Josh Peterson and Laurie Schmidt ; title design, Julia Tortolani ; original music, Todd Holden Capps ; opening title score and original music by Christine Gatti and Ivan Julian ; captioned by Bay Area Video Coalition.

Shangra Rogers, Stephanie, Sheila Pasene, Lateefah Simon, Jean Amabile, Ira Barg, Patti Lee, Julie Posadas Guzman, Rani Singh.

DVD; Stereo.

Closed-captioned.
Table of contents: title: PBS version; title: Meet the girls -- Interviews -- Family background -- Escalation -- Things fall apart -- Reflections -- Turning it around -- Moving forward-- (58 min.).; title: Theatrical version; title: Meet the girls -- Interviews -- Family background -- Escalation -- Things fall apart -- Reflections -- Turning it around -- Moving forward-- (74 min.)