CodeGirl (2015)
Join high school-aged girls from around the world as they try to better their community through technology and collaboration in this thrilling, heartfelt documentary. By 2017, the app market will be valued at $77 Billion. Over 80% of these developers are male. The Technovation Challenge aims to change that by empowering girls worldwide to develop apps for an international competition. From rural Moldova to urban Brazil to suburban Massachusetts, CODEGIRL follows teams who dream of holding their own in the world’s fastest-growing industry. The winning team gets $10K to complete and release their app, but every girl discovers something valuable along the way.
Keywords
competition, apprentice, code, computer class, woman director, computer programming, computer scientist
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CodeGirl TrailerFrequently Asked Questions
- What is CodeGirl about?
- Join high school-aged girls from around the world as they try to better their community through technology and collaboration in this thrilling, heartfelt documentary. By 2017, the app market will be valued at $77 Billion. Over 80% of these developers are male. The Technovation Challenge aims to change that by empowering girls worldwide to develop apps for an international competition. From rural Moldova to urban Brazil to suburban Massachusetts, CODEGIRL follows teams who dream of holding their own in the world’s fastest-growing industry. The winning team gets $10K to complete and release their app, but every girl discovers something valuable along the way.
- Who directed CodeGirl?
- CodeGirl was directed by Lesley Chilcott.
- How long is CodeGirl?
- CodeGirl has a runtime of 1h 48m (108 minutes).
- What genre is CodeGirl?
- CodeGirl is a Documentary film.
- Where was CodeGirl produced?
- CodeGirl was produced in United States of America.