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Jordan Firstman’s ‘Club Kid’ Earns 7-Minute Ovation at Cannes Debut

The rapturous response sets up a competitive sales push for a deeply personal, 35mm-shot portrait of queer New York nightlife.

Overview

  • Premiering Friday in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, the film drew a six-to-seven-minute standing ovation inside the Théâtre Claude Debussy.
  • Firstman, who wrote, directed and stars, grew emotional during the applause as he embraced co-stars Diego Calva and Cara Delevingne.
  • The dramedy follows a washed-up New York club promoter whose life shifts when he discovers a 10-year-old son, with Reggie Absolom playing the child.
  • Shot on 35mm over 26 days in real New York clubs, the production used many nonprofessional scene performers to reflect the nightlife community.
  • Early buzz has made the film a hot sales title at the festival, with UTA Independent Film Group and Charades handling rights and no distributor announced yet.