Netherlands-born director Sam de Jong renders a coming-of-age New York City story, told from the vantage of a modern Bronx girl who seems a chronic victim of her own bad choices and naivete, yet gains viewer sympathy and support. Goldie (Slick Woods), 18, dwells in a homeless shelter with her splintered family after a household breakdown (habitual drug dealing by their mother apparently involved) and nurses a farfetched fantasy that being a dancer in a planned rap/hip-hop music video will be her ticket to inevitable stardom and success. But when Child Servies threatens to seize her young sisters Sherrie and Supreme, Goldie flees with them from the facility, connecting with her small network of friends, ex-co-workers, frenemies and fixers, cadging money, looking for a place to keep the girls, and accessorizing herself for the big moment in front of the cameras. Woods, an unconventional fashion model, is never less than convincing as the street-savvy (yet perhaps not savvy enough) heroine, and she is supported by a cast of non-celebrities also doing fine jobs. The sense of an urban fairy tale - albeit one that never stoops to condescension or saccharine sweetness - is supported by occasional animation sequences that surround Goldie with rainbows and starbursts of hand-drawn color patterns. The drama is unrated, but buyers should be aware of mild nudity and some R-rated language. Recommended. Aud: P. (C. Cassady)