Coming Soon: Pier Kids on POV

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Coming Soon: Pier Kids
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"Home is where one is most deeply understood" said Elegance Bratton, the director of Pier Kids ([link removed]) . For almost a decade, between the ages of 16 and 26, Bratton was homeless, living on the Christopher Street Pier in New York City alongside the scores of other queer and trans youths of color who call the Pier home.

Returning years later and with intimate access to three fearless young persons, Bratton's debut documentary highlights the resilience and creativity of this community that many choose to ignore. Pier Kids broadcasts on Monday, August 2nd at 10pm on PBS (check local listings ([link removed]) ) and streaming at pov.org.


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Engage With The Issues

Events & panels featuring the filmmakers in conversation with artists, scholars and activists

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On June 16th director Elegance Bratton joined the Caribbean Cultural Center to discuss Pier Kids for their June installment of 'Afro-Picks,' a virtual talk series that highlights emerging filmmakers and films set in the communities of the African Diaspora.

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On August 24th, 2020 Elegance Bratton appeared on BlackStar Live! ([link removed]) to talk about the film. Watch the full interview (video begins at 6-minute mark) here. ([link removed])

In The News
Select press coverage, interviews and related stories
* “Category Is... Filmmaker Realness."- feature in The New York Times ([link removed])
* “I Hope That People Are Listening” - interview with Effie Brown for Outfest ([link removed])
* "An interview with Elegance Bratton and Krystal Labeija" -interview on Metrofocus ([link removed])
* "The Trans Community of Christopher Street" - photo essay in The New Yorker ([link removed])
* "50 years after Stonewall, the queerest of the queer still struggle" - op-ed in The Houston Chronicle ([link removed])

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