Erin's Guide to Kissing Girls is a Coming of Age Queer Romantic Comedy Short Film by Julianna Notten.
The film stars Erin Hallard (Kyria Ossa), an eighth-grader who likes Pokemon cards, and popular girl Sydni Hunter (Belle Lemieux-Chan). She plans to ask Sydni to the Sadie Hawkins dance happening at school, and seeks the help of her best friend and partner-in-crime, Liz Johnson (Mila Tupy). She remains undaunted, even when Sydni already accepts another offer from a boy.
However, Liz feels uncomfortable about Erin asking Sydni out, especially since Erin is supposed to get their tickets for the new Wonder Woman movie that Liz has been dying to see. Could this complicate their relationship? Or will Erin realize that all she needed was right in front of her?
The film was funded on Kickstarter on November 2nd, 2017. It was ultimately released in 2018.
Erin's Guide to Kissing Girls contains examples of:
- Childhood Friend Romance: Erin and Liz knew each other since kindergarten, and become an Official Couple at the end.
- Dance of Romance: Liz shares one with Erin in the hallway at the end of the film after standing up for Erin after Sydni laughs at her for asking her out.
- Hollywood CB: Erin contacts Liz via walkie-talkie after school one day, trying to smooth things over with her over forgetting to buy the movie tickets that are now sold out.
- In the Hood: Erin wears a hoodie to school one day. She pulls it over her head to try and hide her identity as she sneaks into the classroom to give her letter to Sydni. Liz comments on it.Liz: Do you have to be so dramatic?Narrator: She did.
- Love Letter: Erin writes one for Sydni to ask her to the school dance.
- Narrator: Laura Barrett fills this role in the movie.
- Official Couple: Erin and Liz.
- Relationship Upgrade: Erin and Liz become an Official Couple at the end of the movie.
- Shout-Out: Liz has posters for The Body Snatcher, The Brain Eaters, and King Kong in her room.
- Twofer Token Minority: Erin is a 12-year-old black lesbian.
