'Club Kid' Gets 35mm Preview at SF's Castro Theatre — SkimNews
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- SFFilm will present a special preview screening of A24's 'Club Kid' in 35mm at San Francisco's Castro Theatre on Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m., four days ahead of the film's limited release.
- Jordan Firstman, who wrote, directed, and stars in the film, will appear at the Castro for a post-screening conversation.
- "Club Kid" follows a hard-partying New York City club promoter whose whirlwind lifestyle is upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old son he never knew he had.
- SFFilm director of programming Jessie Fairbanks praised the film for its "anarchic humor, incredible ensemble, and unexpected tenderness," calling its needle drops "thrillingly precise" to the story's culture and emotional landscape.
- A24 will open "Club Kid" in limited release starting Nov. 6.
- Anne Lai, SFFILM's Executive Director, framed the Castro as the ideal venue given its decades-long role at the heart of San Francisco's queer culture and history, calling the screening "sure to become one for the ages."
Why it matters: For Bay Area audiences, this is a rare chance to see a new A24 title on 35mm before its Nov. 6 limited release, with filmmaker Jordan Firstman appearing in person. Fairbanks specifically called the 35mm print "rare and special" — and pairing that format with the Castro, a venue Lai ties to decades of queer cultural history, gives Firstman's feature directorial debut an unusually high-profile launch pad.
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