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Kiki

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In New York City, LGBTQ youth-of-color gather on the Christopher Street Pier to practice the performance-based art form Ballroom, which was made famous in the early 1990s by Madonna's music video "Vogue" and the documentary "Paris Is Burning."

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Critics Consensus

Kiki compassionately captures a scene on the social margins, offering -- and demanding -- respect and empathy for people to whom it's too often denied.

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rhienna renée guedry Bitch Media 02/11/2021
With its frank, moving storytelling and determination to bear witness to deep social fissures, the film is destined to secure a position on top-ten lists of gaymous cinema. Go to Full Review Simran Hans Observer (UK) 05/28/2017
4/5
What's thrilling is the sense of action and progress among the young activists, who outline both the economic problems here and their mechanisms for survival with eye-opening clarity. Go to Full Review Sheila O'Malley RogerEbert.com 03/01/2017
3/4
One thing Kiki does really well is show how these dance competitions are an organizational structure for kids who might otherwise slip through the cracks. Go to Full Review Jordan Brooks Vague Visages 08/01/2023
Kiki is not the documentary that will prompt mass change or acceptance of fringe LGBTQ culture, but it doesn’t have to be. Go to Full Review Glenn Dunks Glenn Dunks 07/26/2020
B+
Kiki is a film that celebrates some of the bravest members of the LGTBQ universe and in many ways the film demands that we absolutely must continue to be as bold and brave as them. Go to Full Review Keva York 4:3 03/15/2019
There is a bittersweet quality to Kiki, with the strength and beauty of those in the scene always offset by the ignorance or fear of those outside it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/30/2022 Don't waste you time like Amazon does when it offers this tripe! See more alejandra b @candor 06/17/2020 In this day and age, it's a total must see See more 08/25/2017 A solid doc, mostly tragic stories about black gay men and trans folks. Worth knowing about. I thought drag balls like those in "Paris is Burning" were a thing of the past, but I was wrong. See more 06/19/2017 This film left me wanting SO MUCH more. I appreciated that the filmmakers were highlighting a group that is largely ignored and misrepresented. We NEED these stories to be told! However, they didn't truly TELL US their stories; they merely scratched the surface. I had such high hopes for this film in that it would hopefully give us a ground breaking modern and new take on Paris Is Burning. Unfortunately it didn't even come close to accomplishing that. Fantastic subjects and material, just poorly comprised and executed. See more 06/04/2017 The younger, Millennial sister of Paris is Burning. This documentary tackles stories of the LGBT youth-in-color in the voguing scene. Although its predecessor was filmed in 1990, it's surprising to see that nothing much has changed - for better and for worse. See more 03/02/2017 Overall: Positive (Worth Seeing) Kiki is a film which pursues being straight forward with you. There is a deep desire for you to connect to these people and recognize their humanity. Not through one sob story after another, but just recognizing they are deserving. That they have fears, laugh and cry, and being queer or trans isn't their entire life or story. It is a small part that for some reason is treated like a huge deal. So they hope and fight for a time when it isn't. For they recognize that their culture, their people, they can't survive if the nation and the world remains indifferent or oblivious. So they, while perhaps uncomfortable, they speak out to you in hopes you may change things in your own way. No matter how small. See more Read all reviews
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Sara Jordenö

Director

Sara Jordenö

Writer

Twiggy Pucci Garcon

Writer

Annika Rogell

Producer

Lori Cheatle

Producer

Tobias Janson

Executive Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis In New York City, LGBTQ youth-of-color gather on the Christopher Street Pier to practice the performance-based art form Ballroom, which was made famous in the early 1990s by Madonna's music video "Vogue" and the documentary "Paris Is Burning."
Director
Sara Jordenö
Producer
Annika Rogell, Lori Cheatle
Screenwriter
Sara Jordenö, Twiggy Pucci Garcon
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Film i Väst, Story AB, Hard Working Movies
Genre
Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 24, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 9, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
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