#SPOTTED: HAYLEY KIYOKO IN TORONTO FOR “GIRLS LIKE GIRLS”

Multi-hyphenate Artist Hayley Kiyoko is in Toronto to promote her latest venture, her feature directorial debut, GIRLS LIKE GIRLS. The coming-of-age film has a Screenplay which she co-wrote, and its source material is Kiyoko‘s 2023 New York Times Best-seller of the same name. And did we mention she’s a brilliant Singer-Songwriter too? And an Actress?

Kiyoko appeared at a Q&A for the film last night in Toronto at Paradise Theatre, before signing copies of her book at Hopeless Romantic on Queen Street West today. She delivered hugs for her loyal fans who came out, posing for photos with them along side her book!

Some highlights:

@mrwillwong Hayley Kiyoko in Toronto last night to premiere her directorial debut, #GirlsLikeGirls, followed by a book signing for her New York Times Bestseller of the same name, at Hopeless Romantic. She is so sweet!! See GIRLS LIKE GIRLS 6.19.26! #hayleykiyoko ♬ Girls Like Girls – Hayley Kiyoko

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If you haven’t seen the Trailer yet for GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, here it is:

Focus Features release GIRLS LIKE GIRLS in theatres June 19, 2026.

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#FIRSTLOOK: “GIRLS LIKE GIRLS” ARTWORK AND TRAILER

Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada will release
GIRLS LIKE GIRLS In Theatres Nationwide on June 19, 2026.

Today we get a new Poster, with a new Trailer!

Director: Hayley Kiyoko
Story by: Hayley Kiyoko and Chloe Okuno
Screenplay by: Hayley Kiyoko and Stefanie Scott
Producer: Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Michael Philip, Jason Moring, Richard Alan Reid, Katie McNicol,
Dee Best
Cast: Maya da Costa, Myra Molloy, Levon Hawke and Zach Braff
Synopsis: Based on writer/director Hayley Kiyoko’s hit single and best-selling novel of the same name and featuring all-new music from Kiyoko, GIRLS LIKE GIRLS is a heartfelt coming-of-age story set over the course of one sun-drenched summer, where new-girl-in-town Coley falls in love for the first time while learning to accept herself along the way.

#FIRSTLOOK: “GIRLS LIKE GIRLS” FROM DIRECTOR/WRITER HAYLEY KIYOKO

Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada introduces GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, a coming-of-age story of first loves, identity and the moments that shape who we become, starring Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy. Written by Hayley Kiyoko and Stefanie Scott, the film marks the feature directorial and screenwriting debut of Kiyoko. The film is produced by Marc Platt, Katie McNicol, Dee Best, Michael Philip, Jason Moring, and Richard Alan Reid, and will be released in Canada on June 19, 2026.

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Director: Hayley Kiyoko
Writers: Hayley Kiyoko, Stefanie Scott
Producers: Marc Platt, Katie McNicol, Dee Best, Michael Philip, Jason Moring, Richard Alan Reid
Cast: Maya da Costa, Myra Molloy
Logline: Based on writer/director Hayley Kiyoko’s hit single and best-selling novel of the same name and featuring all-new music from Kiyoko, GIRLS LIKE GIRLS is a heartfelt coming-of-age story set over the course of one sun-drenched summer, where new-girl-in-town Coley falls in love for the first time while learning to accept herself along the way.

Focus Features’ fall slate includes Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, based on the New York Times bestseller and starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley; Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons; and this Christmas, Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue, featuring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.

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