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Released 10 years ago.
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First Girl I Loved
2016 1h 31m EN
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6.3
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★6.3TMDB · 160
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Seventeen-year-old Anne just fell in love with Sasha, the most popular girl at her L.A. public high school. But when Anne tells her best friend, Clifton—who has always harbored a secret crush on her—he does his best to get in the way.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Dylan Gelula
Anne
Brianna Hildebrand
Sasha
Mateo Arias
Clifton
Pamela Adlon
Sharon
Tim Heidecker
Mr. Q
Cameron Esposito
Jasmine
John Redlinger
Johnny Glasses
Dominic Flores
Jorge Basanez
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kerem Sanga
- Writers
- Kerem Sanga
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kerem Sanga, shot by Ricardo Diaz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by John Swihart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Shane Hazen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Dylan Gelula and Brianna Hildebrand and Mateo Arias carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt4262174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kerem Sanga directs. Ricardo Diaz behind the camera. John Swihart scores. Shane Hazen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 10 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
- 3Directed by Kerem Sanga, shot by Ricardo Diaz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by John Swihart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Shane Hazen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Dylan Gelula and Brianna Hildebrand and Mateo Arias carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt4262174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "high school", "confusion", "best friend", "female homosexuality".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ricardo Diaz
- Original score
- John Swihart
- Editing
- Shane Hazen
- Production design
- Susannah Lowber
- Costume design
- Dandi Dewey
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Awards
- Sundance Audience Award Best of NEXT
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Kerem Sanga
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- BE
Bee-Hive Productions
US
PSH Collective
US
- TI
Tilted Windmill Productions
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerRick Rosenthal
- ProducerRoss Putman
- ProducerDavid Hunter
- ProducerSeth Caplan
- EditorShane Hazen
- Production DesignSusannah Lowber
- Costume DesignDandi Dewey
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- high school
- confusion
- best friend
- female homosexuality
- softball
- first love
- yearbook
- lesbian
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-01-24· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical2016-10-18
Also known as
International titles
- La primera chica que améMX
- La primera chica que améES
