FOREVER FIRST LOVE
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Luke Mayze (Doing Time, 2015), (The Girlfriend, 2015)
Written by
Luke Mayze (A Better Man, 2014), (Doing Time, 2015)
Kevin Spink (The Painters, 2020)
Starring
Steven Rooke (Footy Legends, 2006), (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, 2010)
Carlotta Morelli (Tracey Ullman’s Show, 2018), (Tracey Breaks the News, 2017-2018)
Eliza Allen (Bliss of Evil, 2022), (The Edge, 2025)
Synopsis
Paul is a photographer who runs into his first love, Anna in a busy Filipino market. The traveler's passions reignite, their principles on relationships, religion and morality clash. The night they spend together will change everything.
Completed
2020
Run Time
80m
Country of Origin
Australia
Tag Line
The Heart Never Forgets
Genre
Drama, Romance
Classification
MA15+ Strong nudity and sex scenes
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Press
“Forever First Love is a powerful indie movie that hits on everything you want in a romance. Mayze’s script, based on a story by him and Kevin Spink, slowly introduces us to the lead characters and builds the passion from there.”
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“Overall, if you've ever been in love, then you'll find this film relatable. It's a simple film but capable of being something far more to many movie lovers. It's dramatic, touching and romantic, and the film is certainly wonderful to look at.”
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“Despite a premise, title and poster that speaks to the romantic comedy genre, Forever First Love, written and directed by Brisbane-based photographer Luke Mayze, is a considerably more dramatic affair. There’s an almost documentary-like quality to the way Mayze has framed his leads and written their dialogue, with the at-times flowing, other-times stilted conversations feeling spontaneous...”
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