Kokomo City
Engels gesproken
Nederlands ondertiteld
Kokomo City is het speelfilmdebuut van de tweevoudig Grammy-genomineerde producer, zanger en songwriter D. Smith. Smith, die geschiedenis schreef als de eerste transvrouw gecast in een primetime tv-programma zonder script, filmde en monteerde ook deze enorm vermakelijke en verfrissend ongefilterde documentaire. Vier Zwarte transgender-sekswerkers in Atlanta en New York City – Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell en Dominique Silver – worden gevolgd en houden niets achter terwijl ze de muren van hun beroep afbreken. De film, geproduceerd door Lena Waithe, won de NEXT Innovator Award en NEXT Audience Award van het Sundance Film Festival, evenals de Berlinale’s Audience Award in de sectie Panorama Documentary.
In the wildly entertaining and refreshingly unfiltered documentary KOKOMO CITY, filmmaker D. Smith passes the mic to four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City – Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell, and Dominique Silver – who unapologetically break down the walls of their profession. Holding nothing back, the film vibrates with energy, sex, challenge, and hard-earned wisdom. This vital portrait, edited and shot by Smith in bold black and white, is her feature directorial debut. A two-time Grammy-nominated producer, singer, and songwriter, Smith made history as the first trans woman cast on a primetime unscripted TV show. Executive produced by Lena Waithe, KOKOMO CITY won the Sundance Film Festival’s NEXT Innovator Award and NEXT Audience Award, as well as the Berlinale’s Audience Award in the Panorama Documentary section.
