Jordan Firstman Explores Fatherhood in New Film About 1 Gay Party Promoter
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Updated · NPR · Nov 4
Jordan Firstman Explores Fatherhood in New Film About 1 Gay Party Promoter
3 articles · Updated · NPR · Nov 4
Summary
Jordan Firstman’s new film centers on Peter, a gay party promoter whose life is thrown off course when he learns he has a young son named Arlo.
Firstman said the story tracks a two-way coming-of-age: Arlo pushes Peter to grow up, while Peter helps Arlo learn how to be a kid.
The filmmaker tied the project to his own “delayed coming-of-age” and a period of “partying too much,” using that personal history to shape the character’s emotional arc.