Movie
Port Authority
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2019-09-25
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Madeleine Films, RT Features, Sikelia Productions, Rhea Films, Hercules Film Fund, MUBI
- Country
- United States of America, France, Brazil, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Fionn Whitehead as Paul
- Leyna Bloom as Wye
- McCaul Lombardi as Lee
- Jari Jones as Naima
- Devon Carpenter as Tekay
- Eddie Plaza as Eddie McQueen
- Louisa Krause as Sara
- Christopher Quarles as Mother McQueen
- Taliek Jeqon as Dante McQueen
- Vincent Beard as Lee’s Worker
- Isaiah Wilder as Kiki Ball Voguer
Crew
- Danielle Lessovitz - Director
- Danielle Lessovitz - Screenplay
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