Spacked Out

13-year-old Cookie suspects she’s pregnant. Lately things have not been going her way: her mother left, her father ignores her, her best friend is in reform school and her boyfriend is off selling bootleg VCDs. Flanked by her ride-or-dies Banana, Sissy, and Bean Curd, she journeys into town to find an abortionist. ‘Spacked Out’ is a terrific exploration of the experiences of young women, neglected by their parents and figuring it out on their own. It’s compelling, captivating and surprisingly intense, it really comes into its own in the last act when it lets the deeper issues take over. It’s led by a superb cast of young women who fill the film with a vibrant, messy energy.