Kokomo City

Category: Movies •

Genre: Documentary •

Rating: 7.5

Director: D. Smith,

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Cast: Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell, Dominique Silver, XoTommy, Rich-Paris, Inw Tarxan, Lexx Pharaoh, Michael Carlos Jones,

Language: en

Country: USA

Release Date: July 28, 2023

Plot: Directed by two-time Grammy nominee D. Smith, KOKOMO CITY takes up a seemingly simple mantle — to present the stories of four Black transgender sex workers in New York and Georgia. Shot in striking black and white, the boldness of the facts of these women's lives and the earthquaking frankness they share complicate this enterprise, colliding the everyday with cutting social commentary and the excavation of long-dormant truths. Accessible for any audience, unfiltered, unabashed, and unapologetic, Smith and her subjects smash the trendy standard for authenticity, offering a refreshing rawness and vulnerability unconcerned with purity and politeness.