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
THE FEATURE VISION
What the short film proves - and where the story goes.
WHAT THE SHORT ESTABLISHES
The character: Taylor is a fully realized protagonist — her psychology, her contradictions, her spiral are all legible in under 20 minutes.
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The visual language: The cinematography, the social media aesthetic, the shifts between fairytale and thriller — all proven elements.
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The audience: Women, Black audiences, anyone who has felt the pressure to perform a life online. They showed up and they reacted.
WHAT THE FEATURE EXPANDS
The character: The full arc: The short is the inciting incident. The feature explores what comes before, during, and after — and what it costs Taylor.
The world: Khalil's perspective. Social media as a character. The relationships and mentality that led to Taylor's crash out.
The genre: A full psychological thriller with the cultural specificity and emotional depth that mainstream thrillers rarely deliver.
TEAM CREDENTIALS - SELECTED CREDITS
Raisa D'Oyley · Forgetting Christmas · Benefit Film Festival​
Tanya Martineau · National Geographic · NBC Sports · Spotify
Van Dinh · Avengers: Infinity War · Atlanta (FX) · Black Girls Guide to Fertility​
Tré Loren · PBS: A Brief History of the Future · No Usual Productions
Yurtizia Jimenez · Bad Boys: Ride or Die · Dead Silent
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
Investor inquiries, press, festival programmers — we want to hear from you.
Whether you're interested in distributing, equity investing, a press inquiry, or you're a festival programmer who wants to know more about the film — please fill out the form and we'll be 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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