Experience the raw power of Black trans voices in this groundbreaking documentary. Join In the Wake TV for an exclusive screening of Kokomo City, the Sundance award-winning film that centers four Black transgender sex workers as they share their unfiltered stories with courage, humor, and unflinching honesty.

This isn't just a screening—it's a cultural moment. Director D. Smith's intimate portrait challenges narratives, confronts stigma, and celebrates the resilience of Black trans women navigating survival, identity, and joy on their own terms.

This screening embodies In the Wake TV's mission: to center Black life in all its complexity and beauty. Whether you're part of the LGBTQ+ community, an ally, or simply seeking transformative storytelling, this event is for yo

IN THE WAKE TV & CINEMA

Kokomo City

Daniella Carter

Koko Da Doll

D. Smith

Bill Butler

Harris Doran

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.

Documentary

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