Estonian premiere

Kokomo City

Local title
Kokomo City
Director
D. Smith
Country
USA
Year
2023
Festival
27th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
Doc@PÖFF
Subject
racism, LGBTQ, human rights, sex

In the wildly entertaining and refreshingly unfiltered documentary “Kokomo City”, filmmaker D. Smith passes the mic to four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City – Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell and Dominique Silver – who unapologetically break down the walls of their profession.

Holding nothing back, the film vibrates with energy, sex, challenge, and hard-earned wisdom. This vital portrait, edited and shot by Smith in bold black and white, is her feature directorial debut.

A two-time Grammy-nominated producer, singer, and songwriter, Smith made history as the first trans woman cast on a primetime unscripted TV show.

Director
D. Smith
Cast
Daniella Carter, Dominique Silver, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell, Bancroft Fizgerald
Producer
D. Smith, Harris Doran, Bill Butler
DoP
D. Smith
Editor
D. Smith
Production
Couch Potatoe Pictures
Distributor
Must Käsi
World sales
Magnolia Pictures International
Runtime
Language
English
Subtitles
Estonian
Other festivals
Sundance, Berlin
Director
D. Smith

D. Smith

Filmography:
Kokomo City (2023)

Screenings

Saal Kino Sõprus
Screening023101 / Kokomo City
SubtitlesEstonian
Screening duration
Saal Kino Sõprus
Screening103102 / Kokomo City
SubtitlesEstonian
Screening duration
Trailer