| CodeGirl | |
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| Directed by | Lesley Chilcott |
| Produced by | Lesley Chilcott Tiffany Haynes Tracey Karka |
| Cinematography | Logan Schneider |
| Edited by | Steve Prestemon |
| Music by | Peter G. Adams |
| Distributed by | Filmbuff |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
CodeGirl is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Lesley Chilcott.
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.
CodeGirl was released theatrically in Los Angeles, California on November 1, 2015. It was released on On Demand streaming platforms on November 6, 2015.
CodeGirl has 60% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Katie Walsh from the Los Angeles Times wrote that although the film has steady pacing, it "lacks competitive drama". A review on The Hollywood Reporter criticized the film for not focusing on individual students "long enough to establish distinct characters".