Sentences with phrase «twiggy pucci»

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.

Through an earlier project, Jordenö met Chi Chi Mizrahi and Twiggy Pucci Garçon, luminaries of the kiki (ballroom argot meaning «to have a good time») scene, who, crucially, invited her to film their milieu; Pucci Garçon has a co-writing credit on the film.

Twiggy Pucci Garçon (who co-wrote the film with Jordenö) and Chi Chi Mizrahi, two prominent leaders on the Kiki scene, introduce us to the structure of this ballroom community's various houses, where LGBT youth form makeshift families — complete with house mothers and house fathers, who are typically not much older than their adopted children.

There are two main differences here: firstly, Kiki comes from the community it depicts (Twiggy Pucci Garçon, one of the film's stars, has a co-writer credit).

Venue: Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Documentary Competition) Production companies: Story, Hard Working Movies, in association with Sveriges Television, Film Vast Director: Sara Jordeno Writers: Sara Jordeno, Twiggy Pucci Garcon Producers: Annika Rogell, Lori Cheatle Executive producer: Tobias Janson Director of photography: Naiti Gamez Music: Qween Beat Editor: Rasmus Ohlander Sales: Submarine Not rated, 94 minutes