First Girl I Loved (2016)

• Year: 2016
• Released: 18 Oct 2016
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 8 wins & 5 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4262174/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/first_girl_i_loved
• Metacritics:
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Spanish
• MPA Rating: Not Rated
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 90 min
• Writer: Kerem Sanga
• Director: Kerem Sanga
• Cast: Dylan Gelula, Brianna Hildebrand, Mateo Arias
• Keywords: high school, confusion, best friend, female homosexuality, softball, first love,

	6.1/10
	61/100
	90% – Critics
	71% – Audience

First Girl I Loved Storyline

While watching a high school girls softball game, yearbook editor Anne falls for the team star Sasha. She confesses her realization to her best friend Clifton, who reacts badly due to his own feelings for Anne. He kisses Anne, and, after she initially pushes him away, he rapes her, not stopping as she cries through the encounter. She eventually pushes him away and tearfully expresses that her current crush is not a boy, as Clifton had assumed, but a girl. Clifton calls her a dyke and accuses her of leading him on.Under the guise of yearbook interviews, Anne visits Sasha and the two begin to strike up a friendship. Their relationship grows over the upcoming weeks through their texting, culminating in Anne comforting Sasha after the latter causes her team to lose their big game.Clifton continues to lash out at Anne in jealousy. When Anne discovers he broke her bike lock and caused it to be stolen, she physically attacks him during their yearbook class, causing her to receive disciplinary action from the school (just as he planned to provoke her into attacking him in front of witnesses in order to get her into trouble). Clifton remains engaged in his plan to sabotage Anne, ultimately asking out Sasha himself. However, he begins to regret his actions during a meeting with his guidance counselor, in which he slowly comes to realize that he raped Anne.After being reprimanded by the school for fighting, and arguing with her mother, Anne goes on a hangout with Sasha and convinces her to let her sleep over at Sasha’s house. That same night, the two sneak out to a bar and flirt with some men, but end up dancing with each other and kissing. Sasha is confused following their encounter, but lets Anne return home and the two share her bed.The following day, Sasha refuses to speak to Anne and attempts dating Clifton, but he’s accepted Anne dating her and mistakes Sasha’s offer to be for him to be a beard. Anne tries unsuccessfully to resume her relationship with Sasha, even admitting her crush in public, but Sasha continues to remain distant.Growing hurt, Anne secretly includes a picture in the school yearbook of her and Sasha kissing. The swapped photo is printed in every yearbook, and the families of Clifton, Anne, and Sasha are called by the school to convene. There, Sasha asserts that the encounter in the photograph was non-consensual and depicted Anne taking advantage of her while she was drunk. Clifton, grappling with his own breach of Anne’s consent, takes the blame for placing the photo in the yearbook and expresses how much of the student body knew the two were dating. Sasha ultimately concedes that she “doesn’t know” if she hadn’t or had consented. Anne and her mother then leave the meeting.Later that day, Anne visits Jasmine, the owner of the bar and retail store where she and Sasha hung out, now to test herself for HIV. The two share a period of reflection over her history, in which Anne comments on another coercive sexual experience. Anne discuss her heartache over Sasha and accepts that she is gay. As she leaves, she buys herself a new bike.

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First Girl I Loved Movie Reviews

A Fresh and Real Coming-Of-Age Film

I went into this film completely blind. I saw it was part of the NEXT stream and considering the great films that came from last year’s (James White), I didn’t hesitate. Also, I love high school coming of age films, so I knew when I was at Sundance I was going to see at least one, because there is always one, and it’s generally good. And lucky for me, FIRST GIRL I LOVED was fantastic.

We follow Anne, a high schooler who starts to form a relationship with a softball player, Sasha, at the dismay of Anne’s best friend Clifton, who has had a crush on her since forever. The development of Anne’s new feelings for this girl is one of the most real and least exploitative I’ve seen in film. There’s no bullshit tropes that have become so derivative in ‘lesbian’ films, but even calling this a lesbian film is a disservice to what this film is about. Its a love story that doesn’t try to push an agenda. Its sweet, heartbreaking and super cool all at once.

Dylan Gelula is fantastic as Anne. She shows awesome range, from the great highs she shares with Sasha to the haunting lows she endures with Clifton. Brianna Hildebrand was convincing as the popular, yet reserved Sasha. I’m glad this is the first thing I saw her in, before her appearance in Deadpool next month. It’s a great film to start her breakout year. The chemistry the two girls share is so real. Their banter is effortless, developing their relationship at an organic pace. One thing that I love about their relationship is that its Anne who is trying to court Sasha. Anne is much more confident and cool than Sasha, and usually these narratives tell the story from the more self-conscious POV. FIRST GIRL I LOVED switched it up and it worked for the better, creating a unique and relatable romance.

The film features scenes that aren’t entirely revealed until later in the story, creating a unique pace for the film. This allows mystery to form around the characters’ motivations and reactions. When we are given the full scenes as the film plays out, its a satisfying surprise rather than a cheap trick. We see what the characters’ want to remember about the events, but when they have to confront the reality of it, we see the true depths of what really entailed.

Louie’s Pamela Aldon plays Anne’s mother, and amazes which is no surprise to any fans of CK’s show. And to my surprise, Tim Heidecker shows up as a counsellor in a role that is subtly hilarious and against type. Workaholics’ Erik Griffin was equally hilarious.

I’m finishing this review two days after seeing the movie, and its still sinking in. I could keep talking about it, but all I need to say is that I loved it and I’m so eager to see it again. Out of the 11 films I saw at Sundance, this one is definitely among my favourites. Having ended the festival with this film, I could not be more satisfied.

It wasn’t what I expected..

I see a lot of negative reviews because it didn’t have a cliche’ ending, and saying it wasn’t a coming of age lesbian high school story. I believe this movie is a very realistic coming of age lesbian story. When I was in highschool, it wasn’t something you could come out with and be. There were a lot of girls who were gay, but would hide it. When they would get exposed, they would pull the “I was drunk” “It was forced” card. I think this movie’s story line is a great depiction of coming out. I believe there was a happy ending and a great message at the end. Anne was falsely accused by Sasha, sexually assaulted and bullied by her best friend Cliff for being gay. She was happy at the end because after telling a complete stranger that she was gay, she felt a huge weight off her chest and she can be who she truly is. This movie get 5 stars because they rushed the story. They focused on small moments instead of the characters. They spend more time on the friend Cliff (straight guy) instead of what the story line is about….lesbians. By the time this movie gets to the point, you’re annoyed at how they made light of everything, and sympathized with the guy who sexually assaulted and bullied the main character Anne. This movie had a lot of potential, but i believe the problems are with directing.

Not a Completely Unbiased Review

Part of the reason I love this movie is because I relate to it so much. But if I am trying to look at it in a more unbiased state of mind I still feel that as far as lesbian moves go this one is one of the good ones. The acting is great, the writing is real, and the directing is moving.

There are few lines that are somewhat cringy but as far as the writing goes, these lines fit into the general awkwardness and inexperience that comes along with teenage-hood. These actors are great in their roles. I really believe that they have a connection and really care about them. The screenplay, I believe, is very well done. And the directing helps create this emotional energy that I cannot explain.

I, in my own experience as a lesbian, relate to this movie so much. There are some scenes in the movie that I can just feel the emotion that the actors are trying to get across. It is so eloquently portrayed that I cannot help but feel a connection to it.

In short, this movie is good, maybe great. I liked it quite a bit and encourage you to watch it.