Billy Porter has constructed a reputation for himself by inhabiting numerous characters keen to dwell as their true selves with out regrets. So, it’s no shock that the “Pose” star’s debut directorial characteristic additionally displays the enjoyment of residing authentically.
“Something’s Potential,” which hits Amazon Prime Video on Friday after premiering at Outfest Los Angeles final week, follows Kelsa (performed by Eva Reign), a Black transgender woman about to start out her remaining 12 months of highschool in Pittsburgh. Lately, Kelsa is confident about her gender identification, and is laser-focused on moving into faculty and having fun with time along with her greatest pals Em (Courtnee Carter) and Chris (Kelly Lamor Wilson) earlier than commencement.
Nonetheless, there’s one facet of stripling life that Kelsa’s but to expertise: a primary love. Issues begin to lookup when she catches the attention of an adorably sheepish classmate, Khal (Abubakr Ali). The pair’s budding romance, nonetheless, is difficult by a few of their less-than-accepting friends and Khal’s conservative Muslim household.
HuffPost caught a sneak peek at “Something’s Potential” by way of the clip beneath. In it, Kelsa and Khal share a heartfelt second earlier than dealing with their classmates.
Watch the poignant scene beneath.
Porter started engaged on “Something’s Potential” after wrapping “Pose,” for which he gained an Emmy. The stage and display screen actor mentioned Ximena García Lecuona’s script “took my breath away,” and he hoped to pay tribute to John Hughes’ basic teen comedies of the Nineteen Eighties, like “Sixteen Candles” and “The Breakfast Membership.”
Followers of Porter’s work in musicals like “Kinky Boots” can even be excited to study that he’s written six songs for the film’s soundtrack, which options Kim Petras, Ryland James and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, amongst different queer artists.
“The last word result's a movie like none different we’ve ever seen,” Porter mentioned in press notes. “It’s a real celebration of the genuine human spirit. Empowered. Passionate. And with no apology. My hope is that my neighborhood will see themselves represented in our story and discover the braveness inside to dwell their very own greatest lives.”
Reign, who accompanied Porter to the 2022 Tony Awards final month, praised the first-time director for giving her “a lot belief on set daily.”
“I at all times inform individuals working with Billy was a dream as a result of it really was and is,” Reign instructed Individuals in an interview this week. “I simply felt like I gained a buddy, a mentor, as a result of I acquired to witness one of many biggest abilities of our time and to get to work with him is one thing that I nonetheless should wrap my head round at occasions.”
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