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You can't staya little girl forever

From Tweety Bird to Bow Wow, double dutch to chat rooms, Daddy's girls to first deceptions, watch as Ariana, Isha, Rosie, and Esme let go of childhood and fumble — or sprint — toward an uncertain future. This is puberty and for each of these girls of color, it’s a whirlwind of change and new choices. Without flinching, GOING ON 13 enters their world as they negotiate the precious, precarious moments between being a little girl and becoming a young woman.

"In the spirit of documentary greats like Seven Up! and Hoop Dreams"   — TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

" star star star star A rare and frequently inspiring close-up on girls who are at an age that is usually quite impenetrable to adults."   — TIME OUT NEW YORK