{"id":751991,"date":"2026-11-07T13:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T10:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/club-kid-is-real-as-hell-so-what-now\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T13:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T10:45:29","slug":"club-kid-is-real-as-hell-so-what-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/club-kid-is-real-as-hell-so-what-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n #content_block-285888 {\n   background: #000000;\n   padding-bottom: 40px;\n }<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285888 {\n   background: #000000;\n   margin-bottom: 60px;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .custom-title, article.custom .custom-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .custom-attribution, article.custom .custom-attribution a {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .content_block blockquote.pull_quote {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285888\" class=\"content_block flush title center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"custom-title\">\n      <i>Club Kid<\/i> is real as hell. So what now?\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-description\">\n      The <i>Club Kid<\/i> cast joined The FADER at Paragon to talk about capturing queer nightlife in all its heart and chaos.\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-attribution\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Tobias Hess<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"photographer\">Photographer <span class=\"credit_name\">Narayan Naidu<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-media\">\n<div class=\"triple_gutter_left triple_gutter_right image center_align\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MAIN_js9hnv\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Narayan Naidu.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_share_buttons_top \" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"new_socials_bottom\" class=\"new_socials_footer  \">\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Facebook-747312c39722d47504a80f02500b8d4ad2e36acf922bad1c83799db1bc77f605.png\"><br \/>\n      <!-- <span>Share<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target='\"new\"' href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefader.com%2F2026%2F11%2F06%2Fclub-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview%3Futm_source%3Df%26utm_medium%3Dtw%26utm_campaign%3Dshare&amp;text=Club%20Kid%20is%20real%20as%20hell.%20So%20what%20now?&amp;via=thefader\" class=\"new_social_footer_button twitter new_social_share_button\" data-ga-event-category=\"Social Share\" data-ga-event-label=\"Twitter\" data-ga-on=\"click\" data-ga-event-action=\"cilck\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Twitter-8d78f695280aa3f8a4461702c68e9fcbfd6042af1600c62d49fdec4b735fb57a.png\"><br \/>\n    <!-- <span>Tweet<\/span> --><br \/>\n  <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style>\n #content_block-285889 {\n   background: #000000;\n   padding-bottom: 40px;\n }<\/p>\n<p> #content_block-285889,  #content_block-285889 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285889 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285889\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <i>This story contains spoilers for the film <i>&#8216;Club Kid.&#8217;<\/i><\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            There\u2019s a scene in Jordan Firstman\u2019s dramedy <i>Club Kid<\/i> where his character Peter, a forever-on-a-bender party promoter, gets an unexpected visit from his uproarious queer chosen family. The timing is unfortunate: about a week prior, Peter found out he\u2019s a father; his biological son Arlo (Reggie Absolom) was delivered to his doorstep by the rogue best friend of Arlo\u2019s mother, who just passed away from suicide. (Peter had forgotten Arlo&#8217;s consummation and had no idea of his existence).\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            When Peter&#8217;s friends \u2014 including Almi (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/missbenny\/?hl=en\">Miss Benny<\/a>), Hana (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alaskariley\/?hl=en\">Alaska Riley<\/a>), and Saffron (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/saturnrisin9\/?hl=en\">Saturn Risin9<\/a>) \u2014  arrive at his downtown Manhattan loft, Arlo innocently asks them \u201cAre you trans?\u201d What could have become awkward, or written as a didactic moment for teaching, becomes a truthful and hilarious depiction of how a child would fit into the film\u2019s world. Saffron responds with a smile and a nod: \u201cYes, we are.\u201d Arlo retorts that he \u201cloves dolls\u201d and that his mom was friends with them in London. The crowd laughs.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The scene is one of several moments in <i>Club Kid<\/i> that capture the rhythms of queer life in technicolor clarity. Shot on location throughout New York City\u2019s queer club scene and featuring cast members taken directly from it, the film is a strikingly authentic depiction of a world that, by its very nature, exists after hours and hidden from outside view.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285900\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08536_jykcet\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Narayan Naidu.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285922,  #content_block-285922 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285922 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285922\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            \u201cIf you&#8217;re ever going to talk about [being trans], talk about it in the way it would h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en in the world,\u201d Saturn Risin9 says with a warm smile on a suspiciously perfect October day. She, Riley, and Miss Benny are cozied up on a couch by the front window of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paragonbroadway\/?hl=en\">Paragon<\/a>, a popular nightclub in the city. They&#8217;re feeling tired and fuzzy after the film\u2019s celebratory premiere the night prior.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Even though <i>Club Kid<\/i> is a movie and its characters <i>are<\/i> characters, it\u2019s hard not to feel like Saturn, Riley, and Miss Benny are still operating in the world of the film as they speak. Across the street is Market Hotel, where the movie&#8217;s opening party scene was shot. (<i>Club Kid<\/i> also filmed at nearby clubs H0L0 and at the popular party Pit Stop). Plus, all three actresses are actually involved in queer nightlife. Saturn DJs and performs in Los Angeles, while Miss Benny and Alaska both live in New York City and frequently attend scene events.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Another similarity between art and life is the lingo and the buzzy pace of their reference-dense conversation. A key scene in <i>Club Kid<\/i> references an infamous <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xoxorubenangel\/status\/1403534652443303936?lang=en\">tweet by Gina Rodriguez<\/a> that\u2019s parroted by a coven of queers sharing drugs at a party; the moment becomes a Chekhov&#8217;s gun-style device for the plot. As they take photos for this feature, Saturn and Miss Benny chat about the hubbub of film promo and bond over one particular Lady Gaga quote from her documentary <i>Gaga: Five Foot Two<\/i> when she\u2019s sobbing about the trauma of overexposure: \u201cI\u2019m alone Brandon every night, and all these people will leave \u2026 everyone touching me all day.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cAnytime I meet someone who gets a reference that I&#8217;ve held special and watched over and over, I&#8217;m like, <i>Oh, we rot the same way<\/i>,\u201d Miss Benny says. \u201c[Queer culture] just has an appreciation for all types of people, things, and pop culture.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285891\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09063_xgbdkq\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Narayan Naidu.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC09041_y2dbh3\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Narayan Naidu.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285933,  #content_block-285933 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285933 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285933\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p>\u201cAnytime I meet someone who gets a reference that I\u2019ve held special and watched over and over, I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, we rot the same way.\u2019\u201d \u2014 Miss Benny<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285923,  #content_block-285923 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285923 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285923\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <i>Club Kid<\/i> follows Peter who has spent \u201ca decade or so\u201d partying and employing a come-one-come-all attitude toward substance use in the city&#8217;s queer underground scene. Existing in the scene was once life-affirming for Peter, but it has now become a soul sucking, and at times, life-threatening affair. This is the state in which Arlo arrives. Peter is in no role to be a father, but he finds connection and clarity through taking care of Arlo, who is artistic, precocious, and generous. And eventually Arlo, too, finds solace in Peter and his world of queer artists and personalities, even taking up DJing. The film, which begins in a state of caustic hedonism, thaws into a true \u201cfeel good\u201d cinematic experience.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Over the two weeks I spend talking with multiple people involved in the making of <i>Club Kid<\/i> and others who inhabit the scene it\u2019s depicted, not one person debated its accuracy \u2014 which is a feat given the propensity for LGBT+ community members to cringe at mainstream depictions of queer life. (Firstman, for what it\u2019s worth, got in an online kerfuffle for cringing in response to the queer Hockey soap, <i>Heated Rivalry<\/i>, noting it\u2019s \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/jordan-firstman-i-love-la-sex-scenes-heated-rivalry-controversy-interview.html\">not how gay people fuck<\/a>\u201d to <i>Vulture<\/i>.)\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The film captures the micro-details of the scene post-Covid, which has been a time of growth. \u201cThis is a special moment in New York City nightlife, and people want to see it preserved,\u201d says Zak Stone, a New York City booking agent, promoter, and the film\u2019s associate producer.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285898\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left embed\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Club Kid | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/guKEdb_iRXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285924,  #content_block-285924 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285924 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285924\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The first time I watched <i>Club Kid<\/i>, the primary feeling I left the theater with was of warmth and comfort. The world I saw on the screen reflected my own, not due to its debauchery, but the sincerity and hilarious unseriousness of the world it depicts. To an outside viewer, however, the film&#8217;s salacious elements, mainly its open and multitudinous drug use, may be one of its key takeaways. Days after I saw the film, a close friend of my mom\u2019s caught an early screening and, upon hearing that it depicted my <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> social scene, called my mother to initiate an intervention. Then, ahead of its New York City premier, Noah Sacco, Head of Film at A24, mischievously introduced the film by saying attendees would learn what \u201cgundle\u201d is \u2014 slang for the party and sex drug, GHB.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            At the moment, it was funny to laugh at the absurdity of hearing that word in a theatreful of people, but afterward I questioned how I felt about the general population, the straight world, knowing such niche and intra-community terms? In our quests for representation, sometimes I wonder if being \u201cseen\u201d can raise more spectres for judgement and surveillance \u2014 especially in a wider anti-queer and trans political culture.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285892\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08678_klkj2c\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Narayan Naidu.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285926,  #content_block-285926 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285926 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285926\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            At Paragon, I pose these questions to the cast.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cI was definitely afraid at first that it would be some N.Y.C. junkie expos\u00e9,\u201d Riley says. \u201cBut I saw Jordan really take the underground people seriously and bring so much heart and warmth to it.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The actresses wonder aloud if the partying and drug use in the film is even all that remarkable. Saturn shares a memory from the film\u2019s premiere at the ritzy Telluride Film Festival. \u201cThere were people from all walks of life who were like, \u2018I used to party like that,\u2019\u201d Saturn laughs. \u201cOur world is a little less conscious of time and \u2018growing up.\u2019\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Ludwig Hurtado, a New York City-based filmmaker and journalist with a memorable cameo in the film, also thinks the film\u2019s accuracy is a vehicle for connection. \u201cThe beauty of the script is how honestly and accurately it depicts a group of friends in the language that they use,\u201d Hurtado says over the phone. Does he think an A24 film with strong awards buzz could pose any risk to the privacy and safety of the queer nightlife scene, given how truthful the film feels?\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cSubcultures have always been at risk of being mined for capitalist gain,\u201d he adds. \u201cThose who exist in subcultures have always found ways to move even further underground and find new ways of gatekeeping and keeping ourselves safe.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285895\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08605_lesilw\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Narayan Naidu.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/DSC08599_vts3up\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Narayan Naidu.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285903\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08727_abckwp\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Narayan Naidu.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285928,  #content_block-285928 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285928 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285928\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            As Firstman\u2019s character Peter grows closer to his son and steps up as a caretaker, he increasingly distances himself from partying and the underground. He finds comfort and solace with Arlo\u2019s social worker Oscar (Diego Calva), starting a relationship that evolves into a deep romantic connection. After my screening, I heard a few attendees debate if the film was implicitly espousing \u201cconservative\u201d values by connecting  Peter\u2019s healing to domesticity, fatherhood, and partnership.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            A few days after the New York City premier, I call Jordan Firstman to see what he makes of this critique. He\u2019s in the middle of getting an IV treatment and his agent is beside him; life is busy. \u201cSome people are cut out to be in the scene forever. And for some people, it&#8217;s a moment,\u201d he says in his recognizably gregarious voice. \u201cThe club is not jail. You can come and go.\u201d He adds that Peter is \u201cnot strong enough\u201d to casually be around the thrall of the party while figuring out who he is and processing how his new role as a father has changed him. \u201cHe needs that time to figure out who he is.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Firstman also wants to clear up the other \u201cTwittery\u201d critique he\u2019s seen online which takes issue at the fact that Peter and Oscar appear to end the film in a traditional and monogamous gay partnership. \u201cThey are not monogamous,\u201d Firstman says with a laugh. \u201cThey\u2019re open. Mostly threesomes.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285929,  #content_block-285929 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285929 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285929\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screenshot_2026-11-06_at_11.36.00_AM_df95qz\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Courtesy of A24\/Cinetic<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285934,  #content_block-285934 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285934 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285934\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p> \u201cSome people are cut out to be in the scene forever. And for some people, it&#8217;s a moment &#8230; The club is not jail.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285930,  #content_block-285930 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285930 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285930\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            At Paragon, the actresses also disagree with the assertion that Peter\u2019s healing being connected to his move away from nightlife is an implicit condemnation of clubbing.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThere&#8217;s times in my life where I crave the party when I&#8217;m not at the party,\u201d Miss Benny says, calling her nightlife rhythms \u201cseasonal.\u201d Riley interprets the ending as Peter contending with the weight of life\u2019s shittiness, and how new responsibility and connection brought him purpose. \u201cGiving these characters the grace of normalcy is so compassionate. It would be so easy to tell this story of a failure of a father, in a way that was a little bit gritter,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s shedding a light on the fact that life just fucking sucks some times.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cMore than not, we handle it,\u201d Saturn chimes in at Paragon, kicking off a riff-session on the 2010s girl boss maxim: \u201cPut your hair in a messy bun and handle it.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-285902,  #content_block-285902 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-285902 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #ffffff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285902\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <i>Club Kid<\/i> is now playing in select theatres.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-285897\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/DSC08745_ycorp6\/club-kid-jordan-firstman-alaska-riley-miss-benny-saturn-retur9-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Club Kid is real as hell. So what now?\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Narayan Naidu.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Tobias Hess<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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