First Match

{{Infobox film

| name = First Match

| image = First Match.png

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Olivia Newman

| producer = {{Plainlist|

• Chanelle Elaine
• Veronica Nickel
• Bryan Unkeless

}}

| writer = Olivia Newman

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Elvire Emmanuelle
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
• Colman Domingo
• Jharrel Jerome
• Jared Kemp

}}

| music = Olivier Alary

| cinematography = Ashley Connor

| editing = Tamara Meem

| studio = Clubhouse Pictures

| distributor = Netflix

| released = {{Film date|2018|3|12|South by Southwest|2018|3|30|Netflix}}

| runtime = 102 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

First Match is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Olivia Newman, based on her 2010 short film of the same name. The film stars Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome, and Jared Kemp. The film premiered at the 2018 South by Southwest festival on March 12 where it won the Audience Award and the LUNA/Gamechanger Award. It was then released on Netflix on March 30, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/01/31/netflix-announces-new-films-documentaries-and-docu-series-to-debut-at-the-2018-sxsw-film-festival-771112/20180131netflix03|title=Netflix Announces New Films, Documentaries and Docu-Series to Debut at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival|date=January 31, 2018|work=The Futon Critic}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-first-match-review-20180329-story.html|title=Olivia Newman's debut feature 'First Match' displays moves beyond typical sports drama|last=Myers|first=Kimber|website=Los Angeles Times|date=29 March 2018|access-date=2019-06-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/first-match-review-1202732760/|title=SXSW Film Review: 'First Match'|last=Nicholson|first=Amy|date=2018-03-22|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-06-03}}

==Cast==

• Elvire Emanuelle as Monique
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Darrel, Monique's father
• Colman Domingo as Coach Castile
• Jharrel Jerome as Omari
• Jared Kemp as Malik
• Allen Maldonado as Juan