by Sara Jordenö
„There is so much left to fight for.“ KIKI offers insight into the world of today’s young black LGBT community in New York, which evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene in the 1980s. We take a look at the competitive voguing balls, watch entrants battle to win trophies and get to know the young activists and participants behind the movement. In a time when same-sex marriage is legal, many youths speak knowledgably about gender political topics. Marginalisation, however, has remained – and with it a longing for acceptance. Twenty-six years after the cult film PARIS IS BURNING, which took the ballroom movement to a broad audience, KIKI takes us back to the dance floor: an electrifying journey into the New York scene underscored with a superb soundtrack by Qween Beats.