Girl Dad (2026)
Director: Solvan Naim
Cast: Marsai Martin, Courtney B. Vance, Meagan Good, Sierra Capri, Michael Rainey Jr.
Did you know? The film’s central prop—the temperamental used refrigerator—was a fully functional 1950s model that the prop department had to constantly repair on set, and its spontaneous breakdowns often forced the actors to improvise scenes, which director X later incorporated into the final cut.
Why Watch: Raw, tender, and unexpectedly funny, *Girl Dad* flips the coming-of-age formula on its head with a rusty refrigerator at its heart—proving that sometimes the most broken objects hold the key to mending even the most fractured bonds. This is a must-watch for anyone craving authentic queer representation and a father-daughter story that refuses to sugarcoat the mess of reconnection.
A rebellious queer teen from Brooklyn ventures to Los Angeles for her first summer away from home, crashing with her distant father—a composer barely keeping it together. Their fragile bond is tested when a secondhand refrigerator becomes the unlikely source of tension, threatening to push them further apart before they can find common ground.