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Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers won Film of the Year and LGBTQ Film of the Year honors from the Dorian Film Awards, the annual honors bestowed GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. The Searchlight drama starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal as two troubled souls who fall for each…

EXCLUSIVE: D. Smith's breakout documentary Kokomo City, a top contender for Oscar recognition, will make its debut on Showtime and Paramount+ on February 2, Deadline can reveal. The film, which has won awards around the world, will become available for streaming as part of the Paramount+ with…

The premiere of Kokomo City at the Sundance Film Festival last January heralded the arrival of a fresh new cinematic talent, D. Smith. Her directorial debut, a documentary about four Black trans women in New York and Atlanta, won two awards at Sundance and went on to earn prizes at the Berlinale, DocAviv…

Bam!  Kokomo City grabs viewers from the first frame as Liyah, a Black trans woman, recounts meeting with a man at her home who was going to pay her for sex. Things were proceeding as expected until Liyah discovered a gun on the man's person and concluded she faced an imminent threat. A fracas…

A24's supernatural horror Talk To Me by first time filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou blew past box office projections grossing over $10 million on 2,340 screens opening weekend. The breakout by the first-time filmmaker brothers and popular YouTubers from Australia was no. six at the domestic box…

A4's supernatural horror Talk To Me opens the debut film by Australian brothers and popular YouTubers Danny and Michael Philippou on 2,300 screens. Strong reviews (see Deadline’s here), A24 large built-in fan base and its elevated horror cred saw a Thursday gross of $1.25 million, looking to top a $4-5M…

The 33rd annual Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival has revealed its full film lineup. Showcasing 107 films from 30 countries, including 33 feature films, and 7 world premieres. The festival will take place both in-person and virtually from May 25th to June 4th in Toronto, Canada. The…

UPDATED with Altanta PD statement on shootings of three transgender women in the city this year, and details on GoFundMe campaign for Koko Da Doll. UPDATED with more reaction from Kokomo City cast and producers from original 8:12 p.m. story: The director and subjects of Kokomo City are expressing…

Kokomo City director D. Smith has been on a roll the likes of which few filmmakers ever experience. On Saturday her documentary – an uncensored look inside the lives of four Black trans women in New York and the Atlanta area – won the Audience Award in the Panorama Documentary section at the Berlin Film…

Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights at the Sundance Film Festival to Kokomo City, the feature directorial debut of two-time Grammy-nominated producer-singer-songwriter D. Smith, who made history as the first trans woman cast on a primetime unscripted TV show. Smith also filmed and edited this…

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed emerging filmmaker D. Smith, whose documentary Kokomo City will world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival later today. The project marking Smith’s feature directorial debut captures a raw, edgy, and rare look into the lives of Black tran sex workers in New York and…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-winning writer-producer-actress Lena Waithe is coming on board the Sundance documentary Kokomo City as an executive producer, along with Rishi Rajani, CEO of Waithe's Hillman Grad Productions. Multiple Grammy nominee Stacy Barthe, an executive producer of Kokomo City whose work on the…