Directed by two-time Grammy nominee D. Smith, Kokomo City takes up a seemingly simple mantle — to present the stories of four Black transgender sex workers in New York and Georgia.
Shot in striking black and white, the boldness of the facts of these women’s lives and the earthquaking frankness they share complicate this enterprise, colliding the everyday with cutting social commentary and the excavation of long-dormant truths.
Accessible for any audience, unfiltered, unabashed, and unapologetic, Smith and her subjects smash the trendy standard for authenticity, offering a refreshing rawness and vulnerability unconcerned with purity and politeness.
"A bold exploration of transness, womanhood and Blackness"Little White Lies
“Frank, filthy mouthed but generous and even joyful”Attitude
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Kokomo City Q&A
Event/ The screening on Fri 4 Aug, 18:10 will be followed by a post-screening panel discussion exploring Heteronormativity and Respectability Politics in Black Culture. This…
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