CodeGirl

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CodeGirl
Directed by Lesley Chilcott
Produced byLesley Chilcott [1]
Tiffany Haynes
Tracey Karka
CinematographyLogan Schneider
Edited bySteve Prestemon
Music byPeter G. Adams
Distributed byFilmbuff [2]
Release date
  • November 1, 2015 (2015-11-01)
Running time
107 minutes [3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

CodeGirl is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Lesley Chilcott. [2] [4] [5]

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Film description

CodeGirl is a documentary about high school-age girls from Brazil, India, Nigeria, and the United States who are competing in the Technovation contest, where participants have three months to make an app that fixes a problem in their community. [2] [4]

Release

CodeGirl was released theatrically in Los Angeles, California on November 1, 2015. [2] It was released on On Demand streaming platforms on November 6, 2015. [2] [5]

Critical reception

CodeGirl has 60% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [6] Katie Walsh from the Los Angeles Times wrote that although the film has steady pacing, it "lacks competitive drama". [7] A review on The Hollywood Reporter criticized the film for not focusing on individual students "long enough to establish distinct characters". [8]

References

  1. ↑ "CodeGirl: Full Cast & Crew". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Indiewire". Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ "CodeGirl". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Kang, Inkoo (October 30, 2015). "'CodeGirl' Review: Feminism - There's an App for That in This Disappointing Doc". TheWrap. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Kaufman, Alexander C. (October 26, 2015). "YouTube Wants Everyone To Watch This New Movie About Girls Who Code". HuffPost. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  6. ↑ "CodeGirl (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ Walsh, Katie (November 2, 2015). "Review: 'CodeGirl': Documentary looks at bridging the tech gender gap, one app at a time". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "'CodeGirl': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. November 10, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
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