Jordan Firstman Opens Up with 'Club Kid,' His Hilarious, Tender, and Must-See Cannes Debut

"A washed-up party promoter is forced to turn his life around when an unexpected visitor arrives. Hmm... Technically, that's true. But it's also the kind of carefully evasive logline you can only use if you're an artist as charismatic and cunning as Jordan Firstman."

"People have trouble metabolizing me for a lot of different reasons, " Firstman told IndieWire, ahead of his dazzling feature film 's world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15. "I think I remind them of someone they know, but also someone they don't know. Or someone who deserves things, but also someone they went to high school with who's just an annoying gay guy. Perception is weird.""

"For years, Firstman's public persona has existed somewhere between chaotic queer oracle and self-aware caricature - whether through his hilariously unhinged Instagram comedy, his writing and acting work on shows like "Search Party," "The Other Two," and "I Love LA," or his caustic self-portrayal in Sebastián Silva's "Rotting in the Sun," which debuted at Sundance in 2023."

""I wanted the thing I did after that to be a bit softer and more like a version of me that I knew, but other people didn't," Firstman said. "There was a lot on me in that movie in terms of persona and people thinking about me in a certain type of way." (Suffice to say, Firstman spends much of "Rotting in the Sun" cartoonishly chasing attention and ketamine on the beach.)"

A washed-up party promoter is compelled to turn his life around when an unexpected visitor arrives. Jordan Firstman is a multi-hyphenate writer, actor, singer, comedian, and debut feature filmmaker whose public persona blends charisma with self-awareness. His work has often made audiences feel familiar with him while withholding parts that could be hurtful. He has created comedic content and performed in television projects, and he has also appeared in Sebastián Silva’s Rotting in the Sun. Firstman has described wanting a softer version of himself in later work, while acknowledging that earlier portrayals leaned into persona and public perceptions.

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