When audiences experience Girls Like Girls, they will undoubtedly notice its early-2000s aesthetic. From AIM messages to indie rock needle drops and lived-in fashion, the film captures a specific moment in time. But according to composer Jessica Rose Weiss and star Maya da Costa, recreating 2006 was never the real goal.
In a recent interview with Rachel Leishman, both artists described approaching the film from different creative perspectives while arriving at the same destination: capturing the emotional experience of first love.