‘Club Kid’ Trailer: Jordan Firstman Is A Messy Father In His Buzzy Directorial Debut
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- A24 released the first trailer for Jordan Firstman's feature directorial debut, "Club Kid," which the studio acquired out of Cannes after reportedly beating out multiple bidders.
- A24 will give "Club Kid" a limited theatrical release beginning Nov. 6.
- "Club Kid" stars Firstman — who also wrote the film — as a hard-partying New York City club promoter whose life is upended by the arrival of a 10-year-old son he never knew he had.
- The film received a seven-minute standing ovation at its Cannes premiere, and Deadline critic Damon Wise praised it as "an unlikely but still beautifully human story" and commended Firstman's shift into a more serious tone.
- Firstman told Deadline the film grew from a comedy premise into a deeper personal project after a breakup and heavy partying in Berlin left him at "this crossroads where the drugs were not hitting like they used to."
Why it matters: A24's trailer marks Club Kid's shift from Cannes prestige — a seven-minute standing ovation and a competitive multi-bidder acquisition — to a Nov. 6 limited theatrical rollout. For debut filmmaker Firstman, who also stars and wrote the script, the project pivoted from a comedic Adam Sandler-style premise to what the Deadline critic called 'an unlikely but still beautifully human story.'
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