The Girl Who Invented Kissing

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The Girl Who Invented Kissing
The Girl Who Invented Kissing (2017) Film Poster.jpg
Directed byTom Sierchio
Screenplay byTom Sierchio
Produced byCorey Large
George Zakk
Starring Vincent Piazza
Dash Mihok
Suki Waterhouse
Luke Wilson
Abbie Cornish
CinematographyJoe DeSalvo
Edited byGordon Grinberg
Music byMatthew Ryan
Production
companies
An Olive Branch Productions
308 Enterprises
Distributed by Momentum Pictures
Release date
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Girl Who Invented Kissing is a 2017 American romantic drama film written and directed by Tom Sierchio and starring Vincent Piazza, Dash Mihok, Suki Waterhouse, Luke Wilson and Abbie Cornish. [1] It is Sierchio's directorial debut. [2]

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Reception

It won four awards: best feature film, best director (Tom Sierchio), best actor (Dash Mihok) and best supporting actor (Vincent Piazza) at the Golden Door Film Festival in 2017.

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References

  1. McNary, Dave (10 December 2015). "Vincent Piazza, Suki Waterhouse Starring in 'Girl Who Invented Kissing'". Variety . Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. Galuppo, Mia (9 December 2015). "Luke Wilson, Abbie Cornish to Star in 'The Girl Who Invented Kissing'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 21 February 2020.