First Match (2018)
First Match (2018)
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.


Currently First Match is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

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

Mugga
Neighbor

Kim Ramirez
Lucila

Kamika Desrosiers
Nyasa

Antonio Ortiz
Jorge

Travis Raeburn
Jamal

Tyson Sheppard
Tyson

Allen Maldonado
Juan

Leronne Kornegay
Cute guy

Thaddeus Daniels
Restaurant Owner

Eisa Davis
Bianca

Jae Ponder
Natalie

Terrence Thomas
Principal DeMarco

Roger French
Shelter Patron

Kandé Amadou
Omari's Mom

Tom Fauvell
Referee 1

John Luke Destefano
Wrestling Opponent 1

Shunori Ramanathan
Social Worker

Alejandro Arturo Ortiz Alonzo
Busboy

Julito McCullum
MC

Alyma Dorsey
Girl Fighter 1

Teniece Divya Johnson
Girl Fighter 2

Toccarra Cash
Nyasa's Mom

Sean Patrick McGing
Wrestling Opponent 2

Jorge Cabrales
Referee 2

Curtis Lyons
Big dude

Niahlah Hope
Girl Fighter 3

Jénel Stevens
Girl Fighter 4

Olivia Newman
Director / Writer

Devon Catucci
Steadicam Operator

Veronica Nickel
Producer

Chanelle Elaine
Producer

Bryan Unkeless
Producer

Tamara Meem
Editor

Ashley Connor
Director of Photography

Maki Takenouchi
Production Design

Brooke Bennett
Costume Design

Bryce Anderson
Associate Producer

Ian Bricke
Executive Producer

Matt Levin
Executive Producer

Kristie Lutz
Co-Producer

Abdul Malik Mulk
Associate Producer

SueEllen Newman
Executive Producer

Thomas Newman
Executive Producer

Jodi Angstreich
Casting

Maribeth Fox
Casting

Kristopher Layng
Art Direction

Lauren Crawford
Set Decoration

Olivier Alary
Music

Aleksandra Stojanovic
Foley Artist
Media.






Details.
This Movie Is About.
wrestling
sport
brooklyn, new york city
estranged father
woman director
Wiki.
First Match is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Olivia Newman, based on her 2010 short film of the same name. The film stars Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome, and Jared Kemp. The film premiered at the 2018 South by Southwest festival on March 12 where it won the Audience Award and the LUNA/Gamechanger Award. It was then released on Netflix on March 30, 2018.
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