Kiki

2016 5.8 (21 votes) 1h 40m

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Story AB
Hard Working Movies
SVT
Film i Väst
Svenska Filminstitutet
Film i Västerbotten
The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
New York State Council on the Arts

Live your truth

Overview

25 years after Paris is Burning, we dive back into the fierce world of voguing battles in the Kiki scene of New York City, where competition between Houses demands leadership, painstaking practice, and performances on point. A film collaboration between Kiki gatekeeper, Twiggy Pucci Garçon, and Swedish filmmaker Sara Jordenö, we’re granted exclusive access into this high stakes world, where tough competitions act as a gateway into the daily lives of LGBTQ youth of color in NYC. The new generation of ballroom youth use the motto, “Not About us Without Us”. Twiggy and Sara’s insider-outsider approach to their stories breathes fresh life into the representation of a marginalized community who demand visibility and real political power.