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Grrlyshow
A videotape by
Kara Herold
Grades 9 and up
Chronicling the pop culture phenomenon of “grrly zines” – self-published magazines written mainly by teenage girls and young women – "Grrlyshow" demonstrates how alternative forms of print media have allowed girls to humorously and critically explore issues affecting their day-to-day lives. English teachers and after-school programs will find "Grrlyshow" a useful tool for encouraging young women to consider journalism as a potential career. Refreshing and entertaining, this engaging piece shows that young women have the power to change and reinvent their image in the mainstream media.
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Northern California Ind. Film & Video Festival, Best Documentary Finalist |
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Young Adult Library Services Association - Selected Video for Young Adults |
- WYBE Through the Lens Series
- Sacramento Film and Video Festival
- Ladyfest Midwest
- Chicago Underground Film Festival
- Film Arts Foundation Film Festival
- Ohio Independent Film Festival
- Mill Valley Film Festival
- Southern Girls Convention
“…showcase[es] alternatives to the mainstream glossy teen magazines that ignore so many of girls’ real-life issues in favor of content such as dating advice and fashion…Adult facilitators can use this video to serve as a launch pad for girls’ ideas about how to express themselves.”
Erica Fletcher
Girls, Inc.
“…Playfully shows the powerful personal factors that motivate young women to create their own zines.”
Renee Hobbs
Media Literacy Project
"a savvy, vibrant and colorful film that lets girls know there are women out there creating their visions.”
Hilary Kopple, Girls Program Coordinator
The DOME Project
“Great fun, wonderfully irreverent and super hip…a fantastic introduction to the world of ‘zines. I’d like to use the film with our teen editors so that they can see what it looks like when women take charge of a medium and determine for themselves what images and information about women they want to disseminate to the world.”
Kelly Knopf-Goldner
Teen Voices
"Gleefully explores the culture of zines and their role in shaping female identity in the twenty-first century."
Mill Valley Film Festival
"A timely spirited look at a new generation of diverse young women taking control of a corner of the media pie by self publishing their own magazines. Inspired by the zines themselves, Kara's film is irreverent, analytical and fun.”
Pat Ferrero
San Francisco State University
“'Grrlyshow' is an intelligent, honest and rare look at the women behind the alternative girl pop culture scene. It will surely stimulate discussion among diverse audiences -- especially among women and teenage girls -- and leave one inspired and empowered to challenge and re-examine one's relationship to the status quo."
Anita Chang
Filmmaker
"A lively, witty concoction of cornball footage, ironic reenactments and insider interviews that captures the wicked humor and lively diversity of the girl zine world."
Bill Nichols
Department of Cinema, San Francisco State University
Bamboo Girl
YELL – Oh Girls
New Moon
Gurl.com
Grrlzines
grrlzine network
The "Grrlyshow" Website
Yahoo's List of Girl-zines
Bust's Links to Pop Culture Sites
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