“These are rebels with a definite cause.”
—L.A. Times

“It’s girlhood and teendom and that moment in time when you’re too old to buy into adults’ BS, but too young to do too much about it.”
—Chicago Reader

Director Annette Haywood-Carter joins us for a special conversation with filmmaker Emily Basma.

Based on the controversial novel from Joyce Carol Oates, four teenage girls form a girl gang to combat sexual harassment from their teachers and fellow students. But when the group finds themselves in the crosshairs of the local jocks, they’ll find that rebellion comes at a cost. A provocative evocation of girlhood featuring breakthrough performances from Angelina Jolie, Jenny Shimizu, and Hedy Burress. In 35mm.