5 Girls Explained

5 Girls
Director:Maria Finitzo
Producer:Maria Finitzo
David E. Simpson
Gordon Quinn (Executive Producer)
Jerry Blumenthal (Co-Executive Producer)
Cinematography:Dana Kupper
Editing:David E. Simpson
Distributor:Kartemquin Films
Runtime:120 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

5 Girls is a documentary released in 2001 by Kartemquin Films for PBS's P.O.V. series. The film follows five young women between the ages of 13 and 17.

Directed by Maria Finitzo, 5 Girls made its television premiere on PBS's P.O.V. on October 2, 2001.

At the time of the film's release, The New York Times praised 5 Girls for its "intimacy and candor". Reminiscent of Michael Apted's classic Up! series, the film unfolds into a bold "sociological portrait" showing the transformation of each girl into a woman.[1] [2] In 2002, 5 Girls was awarded the Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film & Digital Media from the Council on Foundations. The film also took home The Silver Award from the Chicago Film & Television Competition.[3]

In September 2007, Kartemquin Films released 5 Girls on DVD.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20071015022743/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/264016/5-Girls/overview "5 Girls (2001)".
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/01/arts/television-review-five-girls-in-search-of-the-best-in-themselves.html "5 Girls-Television Review".
  3. http://webapp.sundance.org/docsource/author/Maria%20Finitzo/ "Sundance DocSource."
  4. Web site: Ferber. Lawrence. Let's Hear It for the Girl: Corrie, One of the 5 Girls Featured in the New P.O.V. Documentary, Talks about Her Bisexuality, Activism, and Having Her High School Self Captured on Video. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200915134524/https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-127059493/let-s-hear-it-for-the-girl-corrie-one-of-the-5-girls. 2020-09-15.