2016
Not Rated
Fullscreen
1 h 30 m

2016
Not Rated
Fullscreen
1 h 30 m

Summary On assignment for her high-school yearbook, social-misfit Anne (Dylan Gelula) charmingly hits it off with the beautiful star of the softball team, Sasha (Brianna Hildebrand). But when Anne tells her best friend Clifton (Mateo Arias) about her new crush, he reveals a hidden jealousy that threatens more than just the girls’ budding romance...

Directed By: Kerem Sanga

2016
Not Rated
Fullscreen
1 h 30 m

2016
Not Rated
Fullscreen
1 h 30 m

First Girl I Loved

Name: First Girl I Loved
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2016-10-18
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Rating: 61
Cast: Dylan Gelula, Brianna Hildebrand, Mateo Arias, Pamela Adlon, Tim Heidecker

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings

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Directed By: Kerem Sanga

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Mar 9, 2017

Sanga’s roundabout storytelling and sensitive exploration of contemporary issues around sexual identity and consent makes First Girl I Loved a sophisticated and complex teenage coming of age story. It’s Gelula’s performance that brings the emotional weight necessary to drive the story forward.

By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

Oct 18, 2016

One of the most compelling things about Karem Sanga’s raw and emotionally radiant First Girl I Loved is how well it captures the heart-pounding terror of becoming someone, the one-way nausea of committing to yourself.

By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

New York Magazine (Vulture)

Oct 19, 2016

The way the narrative starts and stops and doubles back mirrors the characters’ own confusion. We try to make sense of the story along with them — who did what, said what, when, and what did it really mean.

By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW

Consequence

Oct 20, 2016

What writer and director Kerem Sanga captures so well in First Girl I Loved is high school. What he captures even better is falling in love, or the naïve idea of what it means to be in love as a teenager.

By Justin Gerber FULL REVIEW

Variety

Oct 19, 2016

This watchable but middling drama tackles a worthy, relatable subject without quite figuring out what to say about it.

By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 19, 2016

A small, sympathetic story of a teenage girl’s rough coming out is smothered by a pile of far-fetched melodrama, a loathsomely obnoxious male lead character and far too much unsteadicam visual randomness in First Girl I Loved.

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Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings

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9% Negative
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Production Company PSH Collective, Tilted Windmill Productions, Bee-Hive Productions, Through The Wilderness, Whitewater Films

Release Date Oct 18, 2016

Duration 1 h 30 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website https://www.facebook.com/FirstGirlILoved/

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Awards

Santo Domingo OutFest

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Sarasota Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Sundance Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Dylan Gelula

Anne Smith

Brianna Hildebrand

Sasha Basanez

Mateo Arias

Clifton Martinez

Pamela Adlon

Sharon Sacopulos

Tim Heidecker

Mr. Quibodeaux

Cameron Esposito

Jasmine

Erik Griffin

Mr. Maldonado

Jennifer Prediger

Assistant Principal Heather Wiggins

Ana Dela Cruz

Rita Basanez

Laura Patalano

Manuela Martinez

John Redlinger

Cool Guy at Bar

Jesse Weinberg

Cool Guy's Wingman

Dominic Flores

Jorge Basanez

Linda Victoria Romo

Lexi

Mariana Del Cid

Amanda-Panda

Sam Drucker

Trisha

Evan Gore

Softball Coach

Nicole R'Shae Holiday

Ms. Morse

Sergio Blanco

Andi Basanez

Marcos Aguirre

Eduardo

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