Port Authority (film)
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- Rodrigo Teixeira
- Virginie Lacombe
- Zachary Luke Kislevitz
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| Directed by | Danielle Lessovitz |
| Written by | Danielle Lessovitz |
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| Cinematography | Jomo Fray |
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| Music by | Matthew Herbert |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $61,744[1] |
Port Authority is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Danielle Lessovitz. It stars Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom, McCaul Lombardi and Louisa Krause. Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer under his Sikelia Productions banner. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section on May 18, 2019. It released in France on September 25, 2019, by ARP Selection, and was released in the United States on May 28, 2021, by Momentum Pictures.
Paul, a 20 year old midwesterner, arrives at the central bus station and quickly catches eyes with Wye, a 22 year old girl voguing on the sidewalk. After Paul seeks her out in secret, an intense love between them blossoms. But when Paul discovers Wye is trans, he is forced to confront his own identity and what it means to belong.
Cast
- Fionn Whitehead as Paul
- Leyna Bloom as Wye
- McCaul Lombardi as Lee
- Devon Carpenter as Tekay
- Eddie Bloom as Eddie
- Louisa Krause as Sara
- Christopher Quarles as Mother McQueen
- Taliek Jeqon as Dante McQueen
Production
In October 2018, it was announced Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom and McCaul Lombardi had joined the cast of the film, with Danielle Lessovitz directing from a screenplay she wrote. Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer under his Sikelia Productions banner, with Mubi serving as a producer.[2]
The film's title Port Authority refers to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the arrival point of Paul in the film as he seeks a better life in New York;[3] Bloom said that this reflected her own journey from the Midwest to the station in the city at seventeen. Lessovitz also explained that the station is often a place of congregation and work for queer women of color in New York, as well as providing a sense of the transient because of the station's primary function.[4]
As well as being a black trans actress from the Midwest, Bloom is also a real-life drag ball house mother.[5]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section on May 18, 2019.[6][7] It was released in France on September 25, 2019, by ARP Selection.[8] It was released in the United States on May 28, 2021, by Momentum Pictures.[9][10]
