Six teenage girls across the world who come from vastly different backgrounds discuss their lives as they embark upon a coming-of-age event that is part of their transition from girlhood to womanhood.

This film follows the story of six teenage girls: Aziza, an Afghanastani girl who is studying hard towards her final exams following the death of her father; Breani, a New Yorker from the hood who is working towards a music career; Habiba, a girl from Cameroon who is approaching her wedding day; Katie, a Melbourne girl who is about to graduate from high school; Kimsey, a Cambodian sex worker who struggles to raise her daughter; and Manu, from Papua New Guinea, who is about to have her first child. Through a combination of observation and interview, the girls’ stories unfold on screen: the challenges they face, the environments they live in, and their untapped potential and ability to overcome. It opens with a message: that girls are unyielding in their right to exist, despite the disadvantages they face in their various cultures. The girls and their families are interviewed to create a portrait of each of them.