FOR EQUITY INVESTORS
The short film proves the concept.
The feature tells the full story.
First Comes Love was produced with a goal in mind - to demonstrate the creative vision, timely demand and audience desire for a feature length version of this story.
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Proven audience demand
Real audiences at the Atlanta and online private screenings demanded more. "Give me the feature" wasn't a marketing line - it was audience members' genuine response when the end credits started rolling.
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Social media, mental health, modern relationships. This film speaks directly to the cultural moment - and to an audience that is underserved by Hollywood despite the record of BIPOC-led films leading box office numbers.
A story built for right now
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An experienced team
Credits on Avengers, National Geographic, NBC Sports, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and PBS. This is not a novice film; it's a professional production. This is an experienced team that knows how to execute on the big stages.
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"I loved the film! The director’s choices made for a wonderfully put-together project. Every scene was thought out and well executed. As soon as it ended I said “give me the feature!"
IVY L. - ATLANTA PRIVATE SCREENING ATTENDEE
AUDIENCE & MARKET
The audience is massive.
The gap in the market is real.
Thriller market · Social media & mental health · Streaming diversity · Comparable films
~90 min theatrical + streaming Black women, 25-45
runtime distribution format target audience
$9.2B
Thriller film market
Global market value in 2024, projected to reach $15.2B by 2023 at 6% annual growth.​
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Source: Verified Market Reports, 2025
2.4%
BIPOC films return on investment
Theatrical films with casts 41 to 50 percent BIPOC had the highest ROI in 2024 and the highest median global box office in 2025.
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Source: UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, 2026
15 of 20
Top streaming films driven by women
Women made up the majority of viewers for 15 of the top 20 streaming films of 2025.
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Source: UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, 2025
41%
Women feel pressure to perform online
41% of women on social media feel pressured to present themselves a certain way.
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Source: VSQ Magazine Social Media Statistics, 2025
This audience exists. They showed up in Atlanta. They're asking for the feature.
FOR INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
You don't have to be an investor to make an impact.
Independent film lives and dies on the real people who believe in a story. Your donation goes directly toward fairly paying cast & crew and getting First Comes Love in front of festival audiences around the world.
"This film is rooted in a much needed cultural conversation. It highlighted the importance of mental health at a time where it is becoming devastatingly obvious... people are not well."
First Comes Love explores what happens when the pressure to perform a perfect life online collides with an unraveling private reality. It's a story about social media, mental health, and the emotional cost of relationships told through the Black female lens — a perspective that mainstream thrillers consistently overlook.
Your support helps make sure this story reaches the audiences who need it most.
GET IN TOUCH
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Press kit and screener available on request
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Festival programmers: full technical specs available
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