# CodeGirl

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{{Short description|Documentary film by Lesley Chilcott}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = CodeGirl
| director       = [Lesley Chilcott](/source/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](/source/documentary) film directed by [Lesley Chilcott](/source/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](/source/Brazil), [India](/source/India), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria), and the [United States](/source/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](/source/Los_Angeles) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:2015 films
Category:American documentary films
Category:2015 documentary films
Category:2015 English-language films
Category:2015 American films
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