‘Girls Like Girls’ Beautifully Embodies Youth, Yearning, And Love
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- Hollywood & Entertainment‘Girls Like Girls’ Beautifully Embodies Youth, Yearning, And Love By Laura Sirikul,
- She befriends the pretty, popular girl, Sonya (Myra Molloy), and finds herself falling for her.
- GLG_FP_00162 Myra Molloy stars as Sonya and Maya Da Costa as Coley in director Hayley Kiyoko’s GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, a Focus Features release.
Hollywood & Entertainment‘Girls Like Girls’ Beautifully Embodies Youth, Yearning, And Love By Laura Sirikul,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Sirikul is a L.A.-based reporter covering film/TV and music.Follow Author Jun 19, 2026, 11:32pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.GLG_FP_00208_R Myra Molloy stars as Sonya and Maya Da Costa as Coley in director Hayley Kiyoko’s GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2026 FOCUS FEATURES LLC© 2026 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.There’s something soothing about having your first, real crush, and those butterflies in your stomach that feel even stronger when that crush walks by. Let alone, when their arm gently brushes against yours, causing your arm hairs to stand up, and tingle a little bit, as you hold your breath, forgetting how to breathe for a moment. It’s that feeling of aching, longing, and even lusting that transports you to a simpler time in life.
That’s exactly the feeling that Hayley Kiyoko’s feature debut film, Girls Like Girls, conveys with this coming-of-age story of Coley (Maya da Costa), a 17-year-old girl who moves to a small town with her estranged father (Zach Braff) after the death of her mother. She befriends the pretty, popular girl, Sonya (Myra Molloy), and finds herself falling for her. Sonya, despite having a boyfriend, seems to feel the same way, but time and society are the only things holding her back from giving in to these feelings.