First Love Stories

These films capture the excitement, confusion, and intensity of falling in love for the first time. Whether tender, awkward, or transformative, first love stories explore the powerful emotions that come with discovering romance and identity.

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  • Love, Paper, Scissors (English Subtitles)

    Laura is a shy girl who refuses to see other people and never leaves her home where she makes origami all day long. All of a sudden, she crashes on Elena - an adventurer and a traveler that never stays in one place for too long. Will the two have the courage to escape from their comfort zone and ...

  • Scented Tea (English Subtitles)

    Classmates A-hua and A-cha climbed over the school wall to skip classes in order to find A-hua's missing boyfriend. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a love trap set by A-Cha.

  • Pass the Salt

    When two women of different faiths fall in love, they must find a way for their traditional families to break bread.

  • Sottovoce (English Subtitles)

    Anna is fed up with the flatness of the city and decides to take a journey back in time. She convinces two of her colleagues to go with her to the place where she used to spend every summer when she was a child: Sibari Lakes. On this occasion, she’ll meet a girl who seems to be hiding something a...

  • Italian 101

    Jen, a shy university student, falls for her cool and confident classmate, Riley. When partnered up for a class project, Jen must decide whether or not she can gather up the courage to ask Riley out on a date.

  • Happy Ever After

    Happy Ever After is a story of forbidden love in Japan when sparks flew betweenPaniz and Miyuki at a house party. Turns out, Paniz is a visiting English teacher at the same school where Miyuki is a transfer student. The film unfolds an emotional journey for the two women as trials and tribulation...

  • In the Hall of Memories (English Subtitles)

    Past and present get mixed up in the mind of poetess Martha, when she bumps into memories she didn’t remember she had forgotten, regarding her time alongside the young student Elouise.

  • Orange Blossoms

    Emily suffers in a toxic relationship but things begin to change when a mysterious woman suddenly appears in her life.

  • Yellow Polka Dot

    During the summer of 1962, Barbara and Sandra are spending a very warm day at the beach with their partners. They discuss the evening before when they all went out to a nightclub, the men drank and talked, at the other side of the table the women were getting closer.

  • Love on the Cards

    On the way to a job interview, heavy snowfall forces Tess (Tippy Elgar)to seek cover. She heads to the nearest place available, Tarot and Tea shop, for shelter. Totally unaware that what is revealed in the cards for her future is just the beginning. When Tess first encounters the mysterious Louis...

  • Fauk My Life

    Fauk My Life is about that space in time where you graduate high school and before you begin college. As the summer for two best friends come to an end, they each
    learn that life is never easy.

  • Pagota

    Jo is living with Alkis when she meets her queer neighbor and discovers she is into girls all thanks to an ice cream (pagoto).

  • Anyone But Me

    2 seasons

    Anyone But Me is a groundbreaking coming-of-age drama that follows the emotional journey of Vivian “Viv” McMillan, a smart and introspective New York teen navigating first love, identity, and independence. When Viv’s family relocates from Manhattan to Westchester, she must adjust to a new school,...

  • Coffee and Lavender

    Kennedy and Bianca meet at a party when Kennedy gets injured during a game of beer pong. They bond quickly and instantly begin a summer romance. Even though they know it won't last, they don't waste a second with each other and their relationship leaves a lasting imprint on both of them.

  • Never Too Late

    A year after high school graduation in the early 50s, Rita and Beth have a chance to reconnect. In the solitude of the back room at Rita’s job, she
    and Beth are able to let their true feelings for each other finally show themselves. They make a plan to run away together but fate intervenes and ke...

  • Steady State

    The short film Steady State (2022) by Alexandra Swarens is a 13-minute LGBTQ+ short starring Swarens and Elizabeth Manning. It follows two women meeting and spending time together while exploring the emotional dynamics of attraction and relationship tension. “The little things people love about y...