Genre: Drama, Romance
Actor: Alexander Hodge, Angela Elayne Gibbs, Arsema Thomas, D'Arcy Carden, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Edwin Lee Gibson, Hayley Law, Kevin Carroll, Kwame Patterson, Natasha Marc, Taissa Farmiga, Treisa Gary
Director: Nate Edwards
1. She Taught Love, 2024
She Taught Love has a familiar romance film plotline– a guy that’s lost meets a girl that sets him straight, and through a course of a connection, they challenge each other’s perspective to become better people– but there’s a naturalness to the conversations writer and male lead Darrell Britt-Gibson creates through his performance, casual, genuine moments that is pairs well with easy, relaxed vibe formed by director Nate Edwards. It’s gorgeously graded, meticulously framed, with slow zoom-ins and pans that gradually switch between aspect ratios to create a sense of openness or restriction, depending on the moment. And with Arsema Thomas’ unshakeable poise as female lead, She Taught Love feels elegant in a way not many indie romance films are.