'Girls Like Girls' Review: Hayley Kiyoko Expands Her Queer Music Video Into a Feature Film
By
Alison Foreman
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
Hayley Kiyoko's directorial debut "Girls Like Girls" adapts her landmark 2015 queer music video into a feature film. The movie follows a teenage girl who falls for another girl while staying at her mother's ranch, navigating queer identity and first love. Starring Maya da Costa, Myra Molloy, and Zach Braff, the film expands on the viral music video's themes and brings Tumblr-era queer internet culture to the big screen. The review discusses Kiyoko's transition from musician to filmmaker and how the film resonates with LGBTQ+ audiences.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe directorial debut of a beloved queer artist affectionately known as Lesbian Jesus would be enough to generate serious buzz on its own.
The original 'Girls Like Girls' music video is a viral Tumblr-era artifact that helped define a generation of queer women online.
Kiyoko's first major movie is also based on her landmark music video from 2015, a legendary text for a certain generation of very online queer women.
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