Hayley Kiyoko’s journey to her feature directorial debut, Girls Like Girls, began in 2015. That’s when the Disney child star turned singer/songwriter released the track “Girls Like Girls,” and its subsequent viral video, which Kiyoko co-helmed with Austin S. Winchell.
More than a music video, “Girls Like Girls” played like a short film, complete with credits that revealed character names: Coley, Sonya, and Trenton. In 2023, this love triangle would be fleshed out in the pop star’s debut novel, also titled Girls Like Girls.
Now, after a decade of living with this story of sapphic longing and first love, Kiyoko delivers an earnest and poignant coming-of-age movie with Girls Like Girls.
Girls Like Girls is a low-key drama of first love and heartache.
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