#codegirlmovie

I had the chance to interview Allie Holmes for a season three episode of Pinpoints before she moved to San Francisco. When she arrived, she joined Technovation, "a program of Iridescent, a 501c3 non-profit that helps scientists, engineers and technology professionals to share their passion with children from underrepresented groups.” Technovation was recently featured in CodeGirl, a documentary about high school-aged girls from across the globe using technology to solve local problems. It’s exactly the kind of thing Pinpoints celebrates and I got chills watching this trailer. Check it out and check out the CodeGirl website to watch the film.

Bonus: You can hear Allie at the 0:22 mark! (See her full Pinpoints episode below the trailer video.)

CodeGirl Movie - English

“From rural Moldova to urban Brazil to suburban Massachusetts, CODEGIRL follows teams of high-school aged girls from around the world who have three months to design an mobile app that solves a problem in their community.  The winning team gets $10K to complete their app, but every girl discovers something valuable along the way.“

This movie is only available until the end of November 5th for free, and I fully recommend it. A heartwarming story, getting young girls involved in coding and technology, and giving them new opportunities. An amazing chance for anyone, and it especially makes me happy to see active opportunities to put women into a field that has long been male-dominated.