Jordan Firstman Club Kid world premiere May 15

Jordan Firstman’s “Club Kid” reached Cannes on Friday, with the film set for its world premiere in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section on May 15. Festival de Cannes lists the title in its 2026 Official Selection as a first film, marking Firstman’s feature directorial debut. Vanity Fair, in a live Cannes update and a separate interview published Friday, also identified May 15 as the premiere date and described the movie as Firstman’s first feature as director. The Cannes festival site also showed “CLUB KID by Jordan FIRSTMAN – Photocall” among its May 15 live events, indicating the film’s cast and filmmakers were already on the Croisette on Friday morning. A separate screenings guide published by the festival lists “CLUB KID” in Friday’s program. ### Where does “Club Kid” sit inside the Cannes lineup? (festival-cannes.com) Festival de Cannes placed “Club Kid” in Un Certain Regard, the section of the Official Selection that often includes emerging directors and first features. In the festival’s April 9 selection announcement, the title appears as “CLUB KID by Jordan FIRSTMAN | 1st film.” (festival-cannes.com) The same Cannes materials show Firstman alongside several other directors making first features in the 2026 lineup. That classification matters because first films in Cannes can also be eligible for the Caméra d’Or, the prize awarded across sections to the best debut feature. Cannes’ live pages on Friday included an interview with Monia Chokri, identified there as president of the Caméra d’or Jury. (festival-cannes.com) ### What is the film about? Festival de Cannes says “Club Kid” follows “a washed-up New York party promoter” who is forced to put his life in order when an unexpected visitor arrives. Cannes lists the production country as the United States and the running time as 126 minutes. Variety, reporting in April when sales companies came aboard, said the New York-set film follows a party promoter who is forced to turn his life around when an unexpected visitor arrives. (festival-cannes.com) Vanity Fair’s interview with Firstman on Friday said the movie follows a New York party promoter who discovers he has a son. Those descriptions align on the film’s setting and central premise, while Vanity Fair adds the detail about the child. (festival-cannes.com) ### Who is in “Club Kid”? Cannes credits Jordan Firstman as director and writer, and lists Cara Delevingne, Diego Calva, Reggie Absolom, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Colleen Camp among the cast. Variety’s April report also named Delevingne, Calva and Firstman as stars of the film. A photo service item published Friday from Cannes identified Reggie Absolom and Firstman at the film’s photocall in southern France. (variety.com) That places at least part of the team on site for the premiere-day events. ### What has Firstman said about making it? Vanity Fair reported Friday that Firstman channeled a breakup into making the film and described “Club Kid” as his first film as director. (festival-cannes.com) IndieWire, in an interview published earlier this week, called the project Firstman’s Cannes debut and described it as a film about queer nightlife and chosen family. Those characterizations come from the interview coverage rather than the festival’s official synopsis. (goshennews.com) The Cannes festival site has also singled out the film in homepage coverage, saying that even before its screening, “Club Kid” was among titles standing out at the festival. That language appeared in festival editorial coverage on Friday. ### What happens next on the Croisette? May 15 is the key date for “Club Kid” at Cannes, with the festival already posting the film’s photocall and listing it in Friday’s screenings guide. (vanityfair.com) Cannes runs from May 12 to May 23, 2026, according to the festival’s screenings guide, leaving the film to continue its festival run after the premiere through press coverage, additional screenings and jury consideration in the days ahead. (festival-cannes.com 1) (festival-cannes.com 2)