{{Short description|Documentary film by Lesley Chilcott}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = CodeGirl | director = Lesley Chilcott | starring = | cinematography = Logan Schneider | editing = Steve Prestemon | music = Peter G. Adams | producer = Lesley Chilcott<ref>{{cite web |title=CodeGirl: Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/codegirl_2015/cast-and-crew |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref><br>Tiffany Haynes<br>Tracey Karka | distributor = Filmbuff<ref name=IW/> | released = {{Film date|2015|11|01}} | runtime = 107 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=CodeGirl |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/codegirl_2015 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English }}
'''''CodeGirl''''' is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Lesley Chilcott.<ref name=IW>{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/codegirl-gets-a-release-poster-trailer-high-school-girls-from-around-the-world-compete-in-app-design-20151027 |title=Indiewire |access-date=2015-10-30 |archive-date=2015-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030011525/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/codegirl-gets-a-release-poster-trailer-high-school-girls-from-around-the-world-compete-in-app-design-20151027 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kang |first=Inkoo |date=2015-10-30 |title='CodeGirl' Review: Feminism - There's an App for That in This Disappointing Doc |url=https://www.thewrap.com/codegirl-review-lesley-chilcott-documentary/ |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Alexander C. |last2= |date=2015-10-26 |title=YouTube Wants Everyone To Watch This New Movie About Girls Who Code |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/youtube-codegirl-streaming_n_562e1fb3e4b0aac0b8fd53f8 |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="IW" /><ref name=":0" />
== Release == ''CodeGirl'' was released theatrically in Los Angeles, California on November 1, 2015.<ref name="IW" /> It was released on On Demand streaming platforms on November 6, 2015.<ref name="IW" /><ref name=":1" />
== Critical reception == ''CodeGirl'' has 60% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CodeGirl (2015) {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/codegirl_2015 |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> Katie Walsh from the ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that although the film has steady pacing, it "lacks competitive drama".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Katie |date=2015-11-02 |title=Review: 'CodeGirl': Documentary looks at bridging the tech gender gap, one app at a time |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-codegirl-movie-review-20151101-story.html |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> A review on ''The Hollywood Reporter'' criticized the film for not focusing on individual students "long enough to establish distinct characters".<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-11-10 |title=‘CodeGirl’: Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/codegirl-film-review-839018/ |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Category:2015 films Category:American documentary films Category:2015 documentary films Category:2015 English-language films Category:2015 American films Category:English-language documentary films
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