First Match (2018)

Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the boys wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.

Director:

Olivia Newman

Writer:

Olivia Newman

Stars:

Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elvire Emanuelle	...	Mo
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II	...	Darrel
Colman Domingo	...	Coach Castile
Jharrel Jerome	...	Omari (as Jharrel A. Jerome)
Kim Ramirez	...	Lucila (as Kimberly Ramirez)
Jared Kemp	...	Malik
Mugga	...	Neighbor
Kamika Desrosiers	...	Nyasa
Kawari Desrosiers	...	Nyasa
Jimmy Gary Jr.	...	Hassan
Antonio Ortiz	...	Jorge
Travis Raeburn	...	Jamal
Tyson Sheppard	...	Tyson
Allen Maldonado	...	Juan
Leronne Kornegay	...	Cute Guy

Storyline

Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the boys wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.

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Taglines:

This is HER fight.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

short film the feature is based

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Il primo match

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CreativeBionics, Clubhouse Pictures (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Elvire Emanuelle gets the "Introducing" credit, but before the other actors. Since the word "Starring" doesn't appear, it looks as if all the actors are getting this credit.

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Soundtracks

#1 Sound
Written by Apani Smith
Performed by Apani BFLY eMcee
Courtesy of 2040 MM

User Reviews

Fighting

Life is a ... fight? I guess so, better than the other "b-word" comparison maybe. In this case it really captures what this is about. A girl that has father issues and also anger issues. Why not combine both and "fight" them? So that is what is happening here and it really hits home with the drama and the acting is really good too (fighting also).

This may offend some people, especially if you don't feel the relationship between her and her father. But it is painted nicely and it doesn't try easy ways out. It's not like you are going to get something you yearned for. Something a let's say more cliche movie might have done. So you may like this approach and ultimately (re)solution this aims for, or you may hate it for not being the way you would like it to be ... hopefully you'll enjoy it for what it is! And take the message to heart! Fight for what you believe in