Pier Kids

2019

1h 36m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

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Three gay and transgender youths become homeless on the streets of New York.

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Al H

Interesting for about ten mins. My neighborhood in the West Village and, unfortunately, my problem. These pier kids are bottom feeders with nowhere to go but down further than where they are now.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/22

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Phuong Le

Guardian

What emerges is a deeply intimate portrait of an organic collective under attack from all sides: brutal policing, urban gentrification and financial precariousness.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 4, 2021

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

A sociological offspring of Paris Is Burning.

Nov 10, 2020

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Keith Uhlich

Hollywood Reporter

The subjects of Pier Kids live in a perpetual state of precariousness. In calling attention to their struggles, Bratton honors their endurance and celebrates their existence.

Jul 24, 2019

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

By developing a rapport with his subjects, Bratton's unfiltered footage is powerfully revealing, never sensationalising the realities of their lives.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 14, 2021

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Dulcie Pearce

The Sun (UK)

This is a story of survival, unity and never giving up on yourself.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 8, 2021

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Christopher Machell

CineVue

Although Paris Is Burning is an obvious touchstone for Pier Kids, Bratton's film is in some ways more subversive as a narrative documentary, bouncing from one character to the next. It is unpredictable in the much the same way as his subjects' lives.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 6, 2021

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Synopsis

Three gay and transgender youths become homeless on the streets of New York.

Director: Elegance Bratton
Producer: Elegance Bratton, Sabaah Folayan, Terence Nance
Screenwriter: Elegance Bratton
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 36m