Port Authority (film)

Port Authority is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Danielle Lessovitz.[1] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Port Authority
Film poster
Directed byDanielle Lessovitz
Produced by
Written byDanielle Lessovitz
Starring
Music byMatthew Herbert
CinematographyJomo Fray
Edited by
  • Matthew C. Hart
  • Clemence Samson
Production
company
Release date
  • 18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) (Cannes)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

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]

References
  1. "The Screenings Guide 2019". May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. Pond, Steve (May 18, 2019). "'Port Authority' Film Review: Searching for Family in New York's LGBT Ball Scene". TheWrap. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  4. Hyams, Rosslyn (September 25, 2019). "Cinefile September 2019 - Port Authority, Du Sable et du Feu". RFI. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  5. "Meet Leyna Bloom, First Trans Woman of Color to Lead a Cannes Premiere". Out. April 18, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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