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Released 8 years ago.
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First Match
"This is HER fight."
2018 1h 34m EN
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6.4
MID
★6.4TMDB · 149
Drama
Synopsis
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Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood decides that wrestling boys is the only way back to her estranged father.
“This is HER fight.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Elvire Emanuelle
Monique
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Darrel
Colman Domingo
Coach Castile
Jharrel Jerome
Omari
Jared Kemp
Malik
Jeanette Branch
Nadege
Jimmy Gary Jr.
Hassan
Kim Ramirez
Lucila
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Olivia Newman
- Writers
- Olivia Newman
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Olivia Newman, shot by Ashley Connor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Tamara Meem 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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Elvire Emanuelle and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Colman Domingo carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "This is HER fight.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6061074 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Olivia Newman directs. Ashley Connor behind the camera. Tamara Meem cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Directed by Olivia Newman, shot by Ashley Connor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Tamara Meem shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Elvire Emanuelle and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Colman Domingo carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "This is HER fight.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt6061074 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ashley Connor
- Editing
- Tamara Meem
- Production design
- Maki Takenouchi
- Costume design
- Brooke Bennett
- Runtime
- 94 min · 1h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Olivia Newman
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CR
CreativeBionics
Clubhouse Pictures
US
Key crew
- Steadicam OperatorDevon Catucci
- ProducerVeronica Nickel
- ProducerChanelle Elaine
- ProducerBryan Unkeless
- EditorTamara Meem
- Production DesignMaki Takenouchi
- Costume DesignBrooke Bennett
- Associate ProducerBryce Anderson
- Executive ProducerIan Bricke
- Executive ProducerMatt Levin
- Co-ProducerKristie Lutz
- Associate ProducerAbdul Malik Mulk
- Executive ProducerSueEllen Newman
- Executive ProducerThomas Newman
- CastingJodi Angstreich
- CastingMaribeth Fox
- Art DirectionKristopher Layng
- Set DecorationLauren Crawford
- MusicOlivier Alary
- Foley ArtistAleksandra Stojanović
- MusicJay Electronica
- Sound Effects EditorIsaac Derfel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sports
- wrestling
- brooklyn, new york city
- estranged father
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-03-12· South by Southwest Film Festival
- Digital2018-03-30· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- 퍼스트 매치KR
- First MatchDE
- Il primo matchIT
- Ο Πρώτος ΑγώναςGR
