Kiki

Kiki

Live your truth

Directed by Sara Jordenö

Produced by Story AB, Hard Working Movies

201694 min5.7 / 10

A vibrant, insider documentary celebrating the artistry, resilience, and community bonds of Black LGBTQ youth in New York's voguing scene.

25 years after Paris is Burning, we dive back into the fierce world of voguing battles in the Kiki scene of New York City, where competition between Houses demands leadership, painstaking practice, and performances on point. A film collaboration between Kiki gatekeeper, Twiggy Pucci Garçon, and Swedish filmmaker Sara Jordenö, we’re granted exclusive access into this high stakes world, where tough competitions act as a gateway into the daily lives of LGBTQ youth of color in NYC. The new generation of ballroom youth use the motto, “Not About us Without Us”. Twiggy and Sara’s insider-outsider approach to their stories breathes fresh life into the representation of a marginalized community who demand visibility and real political power.

Questions people ask

  • Does Kiki end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Kiki easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Kiki violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Kiki scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Kiki sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Kiki

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Kiki

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Kiki, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Kiki, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kiki, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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