‘Kokomo Metropolis’ Filmmaker D. Smith Honors Koko Da Doll

Filmmaker D. Smith’s debut documentary “Kokomo Metropolis” presents a uncooked depiction of the lives of 4 Black trans ladies — Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell and Dominique Silver. Based mostly in Atlanta and New York Metropolis, the ladies get actual about intercourse work and confront the prejudices they expertise, in addition to the persistent menace of violence they face every day.

“Kokomo Metropolis” made an enormous splash at Sundance, successful each the NEXT Viewers and Innovator awards, touchdown Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad as government producers…