'Club Kid': NY party scene drama emerges as Oscars outsider
- On Friday, November 6, independent film giant A24 releases 'Club Kid,' the directorial debut of writer-actor Jordan Firstman, following a gay party promoter who discovers he is the father of a 10-year-old child.
- Firstman, 35, drew from his own experiences in New York's underground gay club scene, setting the story in 2016 to explore themes of self-respect and LGBTQ identity.
- The film relies on chemistry between Firstman and Reggie Absolom, who portrays his son, Arlo. Critics praise the 122-minute feature for balancing frantic club energy with emotional depth about chosen family.
- Following a bidding war among distributors, the movie gained significant buzz at the Cannes Film Festival in May and secured a 100-percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Firstman aimed to produce a queer re-telling of family classics such as 'Kramer vs Kramer,' describing the film as a 'family love story about chosen family.
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'I was partying too much': Jordan Firstman knows firsthand about being a 'Club Kid'
Firstman's new film is about a gay party promoter whose life is upended when he discovers he has a young son. "Arlo teaches Peter to grow up, and I think Peter teaches Arlo to be a kid," he says.
A favourite in Cannes, award-winning in Deauville, Jordan Firstman's feature film is a film that we're not close to forgetting.
‘Club Kid’ Parties Hard With a Heavy Heart
“Club Kid” is fun. A simple statement, but one that somehow captures the film’s 122-minute sprawling rager of heartbreak and healing. Jordan Firstman’s debut feature, “Club Kid” centers on Peter (Firstman), a club promoter who is barely holding onto his sanity when he discovers he has a 10-year-old son, Arlo (Reggie Absolom). While “Club Kid”...
'Club Kid': NY party scene drama emerges as Oscars outsider
The debut film from Jordan Firstman became one of the buzziest titles at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, leading to a bidding war among distributors that was won by US independent film giant A24. It has since won awards at festivals, with expectations steadily built by a string of rave reviews that have handed the movie a rare 100-percent rating on aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. Firstman, 35, told AFP in an interview ahead of the f…
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