Pier Kids

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Pier Kids
Directed by Elegance Bratton
Production
company
Freedom Principle [1]
Release date
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150,000 [2]

Pier Kids is a 2019 American documentary film first shown at Outfest 2019. [3] The film follows three young queer and transgender New Yorkers who frequent the Christopher Street Pier in Manhattan. [3] The film was directed by Elegance Bratton. [4] The film premiered on POV on PBS on August 2, 2021. [5]

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Plot

Pier Kids explores the lives of Black, homeless queer and trans youth who call the Christopher Street Pier in NYC their home. [1] It was filmed over five years, taking place mainly in 2011, 2012, and three years later in 2016. [3] The youth are interviewed over these years to show how time and experience changes. The movie shines a light on how queer people of color utilize spaces to create a chosen family, as well as highlights the police presence in a community that relies on sex work for their main form of income. [5]

Distribution

The movie premiered in Los Angeles as part of Outfest 2019. [3] It was later acquired by PBS' documentary series POV to start showing August 2, 2021. [1] [5]

Reception

Henry Giardina of Into says "These stories aren't easy to watch, but Pier Kids must be seen." [5] [6] Eric Langberg of Queer Review says "Sometimes the film's stark portrayal of sex work, fear of HIV, and general life on the street is reminiscent of Larry Clark's Kids , except Pier Kids doesn't sensationalize a single moment or use any of it for shock value the way the fictionalized Kids did." [5]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2022 GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Documentary Pier KidsNominated [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hipes, Patrick (April 22, 2021). "Elegance Bratton's Pier Kids Documentary Lands U.S. Deal With POV". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  2. ↑ Boone, John (December 13, 2022). "Elegance Bratton Is Ready to Formally Introduce Himself With 'The Inspection' (Exclusive)". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Uhlich, Keith (July 22, 2019). "Pier Kids: Film Review Outfest 2019". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ Cohn, Gabe (August 2, 2021). "What's on TV This Week: An Obama Documentary and 'Shiva Baby'". The New York Times . Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Knight, Christina (July 27, 2021). "Christopher Street Pier "Kids" in Documentary". THIRTEEN - New York Public Media. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ Giardina, Henry (July 21, 2021). ""Pier Kids", the Must-See Doc About Queer Life on Christopher Street, Comes to PBS". Into . Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
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