Kiki (2016)

  • NR
  • 01/26/2016 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 34m

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.

Sara Jordenö

Director, Screenplay

Twiggy Pucci Garçon

Screenplay

Cast

Twiggy Pucci Garçon's headshot

Twiggy Pucci Garçon

Self
Gia Marie Love's headshot

Gia Marie Love

Self
Loretta Coombs's headshot

Loretta Coombs

Self
Divo Pink Lady's headshot

Divo Pink Lady

Self
Afrika Juicy Couture's headshot

Afrika Juicy Couture

Self
Aisha Diori's headshot

Aisha Diori

Self
Bryson Rose's headshot

Bryson Rose

Self
Willi Ninja's headshot

Willi Ninja

Self (Archive Footage)

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