Exclusive: How Making Hayley Kiyoko’s Film “Genuinely Healed” Myra Molloy

Exclusive: How Making Hayley Kiyoko’s Film “Genuinely Healed” Myra Molloy

Myra Molloy is still processing the dream that was making Girls Like Girls. In theaters June 19, Hayley Kiyoko’s feature filmmaking debut — inspired by her book and song of the same name — tells a sapphic coming-of-age romance between it-girl Sonya (Molloy) and quiet, new-in-town Coley (Maya da Costa). While it will put your heart through the wringer, Girls Like Girls is ultimately optimistic about love and identity. Filmed in Kelowna, British C…

Myra Molloy and Hayley Kiyoko Talk Girls Like Girls’ 10-Year Journey to the Big Screen

All photography of Myra Molloy by David Dickenson. Every generation gets its coming-of-age stories, but for queer girls, they’re still in all too short supply. Back in 2015, Hayley Kiyoko’s alt-pop hit “Girls Like Girls” was one such outlier. The song was a refreshingly sensitive and playful addition to the pop landscape at the time of peak-EDM (Billboard chart toppers that summer included the Fast & Furious anthem “See You Again” and “Cheerlead…