Funny and provocative, Boy Meets Girl vividly captures the giddy excitement, sexual heat, and inherent heartache of “non-traditional” love in a small town. Ricky (Michelle Hendley) is a 21-year-old trans girl living in Kentucky. Her only real friend, straight-laced Robby, has been her trusty, totally platonic, confidant for over 15 years. Her day job slinging lattes is merely a stepping-stone toward her goal of being a famous New York designer. She’s confident, cool, and completely ready for something new-and then her world is transformed when an enchanting debutante saunters into her life. Triggering fresh feelings and experiences, this unlikely connection conjures up intense questions about identity while uncovering ghosts from Ricky’s past. Indie-film veteran Eric Schaeffer (My Life’s in Turnaround, If Lucy Fell) builds a compelling, compassionate world that focuses on the emotions and messy challenges of complex people navigating complicated relationships. Schaeffer creates a …
Release Date: 6 February 2015Runtime: 95 min
Stars:
- Alexandra Turshen
- Benj Mirman
- Christopher McHale
- Elizabeth Ward Land
- Eric Schaeffer
- Ethan Major
- Jacob Perkins
- Jean Devereux Koester
- Michael Galante
- Michael Welch
- Michelle Hendley
- Rachel Racco
- Randall Newsome
- Robert Racco
- Scott Martineck
Director: Eric Schaeffer
