"First Match" is a drama written and directed by Olivia Newman based on her own 2010 short of the same name. Elvire Emanuelle stars as a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood, hardened by years in foster care, who joins the boys wrestling team as a way to reconnect with her estranged father. The film also stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome and Jared Kemp.
"First Match" premiered at South by Southwest festival on March 12, 2018 and premiered on Netflix on March 30th.
Find out more about the movie after the jump.
