‘Club Kid’ trailer: Jordan Firstman’s Cannes breakout brings his wild queer comedy to the screen

Jordan Firstman is trading the nightclub for parenthood in the first trailer for Club Kid , a comedy-drama that became one of the surprise talking points of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Firstman writes, directs and stars in the film, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes before A24 acquired it for a reported $17 million following a bidding war.

Firstman plays Peter, a thirtysomething New York party promoter whose existence has revolved around nightlife, drugs and the pursuit of the next big party. His carefully maintained lifestyle collapses when Arlo, a 10-year-old boy played by Reggie Absolom, arrives and reveals that Peter is his father. Arlo’s mother has died, leaving Peter to suddenly assume responsibility for a child he barely knows.