What if your only queer education came from rewinding the wrong scenes at Blockbuster?
8 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestWith a little help from Mel, Hayley has a breakthrough, heals her friendship with Tanya, and uses an overdue VHS as an excuse to finally reveal her feelings to Jennifer.
Hayley, a teenager who works at a video store in the 90s, needs help learning how to be a good lesbian. She takes inspiration from films, but has difficulty finding real queer role models. How can Hayley become the best lesbian she can be without on-screen examples? With the help of her friends, Hayley must find a way to become herself, accept her sexuality and impress the girl of her dreams.
Writing
Sharp, specific dialogue that actually sounds like teens
Production
Authentic VHS aesthetic down to the tracking lines
Acting
Emmanuelle Mattana's perfectly awkward sincerity
Creator
Jessica Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series directly references The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love and Bound as actual texts Hayley analyzes.
Creator Jessica Smith funded this through a 2022 Kickstarter specifically because she couldn't find her own teen self on screen growing up.
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