Leyna Bloom (POSE) and Fionn Whitehead (DUNKIRK) star in a New York City love story set amid the ballroom scene in the drama Port Authority. Whitehead plays Paul, who finds himself in NYC with nowhere to turn after being kicked out of his home. A chance encounter with Wye (Bloom), a trans woman of color and ballroom regular, gives way to a blossoming romancing as the couple navigates chosen family and the secrets of Paul's past.
The film is Bloom's feature film debut and it's premiere at Cannes Film Festival in 2019, marked the first time a trans woman of color appeared in a leading role of a feature movie at a major film festival.
- Year2021
- Runtime101 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- RatingR
- NoteContent Consideration: transphobic attitudes, homophobic language and depictions of violence
- DirectorDanielle Lessovitz
- ScreenwriterDanielle Lessovitz
- ProducerZachary Luke Kislevitz, Virginie Lacombe, Rodrigo Teixeira
- CastLeyna Bloom, Fionn Whitehead, McCaul Lombardi
- CinematographerJomo Fray
- EditorMatthew C. Hart, Clemence Samson
- MusicMatthew Herbert
Leyna Bloom (POSE) and Fionn Whitehead (DUNKIRK) star in a New York City love story set amid the ballroom scene in the drama Port Authority. Whitehead plays Paul, who finds himself in NYC with nowhere to turn after being kicked out of his home. A chance encounter with Wye (Bloom), a trans woman of color and ballroom regular, gives way to a blossoming romancing as the couple navigates chosen family and the secrets of Paul's past.
The film is Bloom's feature film debut and it's premiere at Cannes Film Festival in 2019, marked the first time a trans woman of color appeared in a leading role of a feature movie at a major film festival.
- Year2021
- Runtime101 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- RatingR
- NoteContent Consideration: transphobic attitudes, homophobic language and depictions of violence
- DirectorDanielle Lessovitz
- ScreenwriterDanielle Lessovitz
- ProducerZachary Luke Kislevitz, Virginie Lacombe, Rodrigo Teixeira
- CastLeyna Bloom, Fionn Whitehead, McCaul Lombardi
- CinematographerJomo Fray
- EditorMatthew C. Hart, Clemence Samson
- MusicMatthew Herbert