Jordan Firstman captures the highs and lows of being a ‘Club Kid’ : Fresh Air

In ‘Club Kid,’ a Party Guy Becomes a Dad, With Zero Sappy Clichés

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In 'Club Kid,' a Party Guy Becomes a Dad, With Zero Sappy Clichés

In Jordan Firstman's debut, a single gay man leaves the high life behind to care for the 10-year-old son he didn’t know he had.

Jordan Firstman Knows When It’s Time to Leave the Party

The triple-threat behind the hot new film 'Club Kid' visits the Rolling Stone Studio and weighs in on late nights, good drugs, and growing up.

A Club Kid charmingly sobers up for parenthood in Jordan Firstman's familiar debut

It’s a tale as old as time: a Peter Pan-like grown man comes face to face with his life’s choices, and begins to assume responsibility for them, when a child is left precariously in his care. It happened to Charlie Chaplin over a century ago in The Kid, and it happened to Adam Sandler in Big Daddy not all that long ago. Now, it’s Jordan Firstman’s turn in his feature debut Club Kid.  Written and directed by its star, Club Kid follows Peter (Firs…

Zillennials Don’t Feel the Need to Grow Up, Club Kid Knows Why

Jordan Firstman’s deferred coming-of-age tale speaks to the realities of living in an unwieldy time

Jordan Firstman captures the highs and lows of being a ‘Club Kid’ : Fresh Air

Firstman's new film, Club Kid, 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 tells Fresh Air’s Ann Marie Baldonado. The filmmaker and actor talks about his own years partying in excess, finding inspiration in heartache, and his esoteric impressions that went viral during lockdown. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Fol…