Port Authority

Port Authority is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Danielle Lessovitz. It stars Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom, McCaul Lombardi and Louisa Krause. Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer under his Sikelia Productions banner. It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the section on May 18, 2019. It was released in France on September 25, 2019, by ARP Selection, and was released in the United States on May 28, 2021, by Momentum Pictures. Plot A 20-year-old Midwesterner arrives in New York City, and catches eyes with a young woman, leading to the two falling in love, and discovering that she is a trans woman. Cast Fionn Whitehead as Paul Leyna Bloom as Wye McCaul Lombardi as Lee Devon Carpenter as Tekay Eddie Bloom as Eddie Louisa Krause as Sara Christopher Quarles as Mother McQueen Taliek Jeqon as Dante McQueen Production In October 2018, it was announced Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom and McCaul Lombardi had joined the cast of the film, with Danielle Lessovitz directing from a screenplay she wrote. Martin Scorsese will serve as an executive producer under his Sikelia Productions banner, with MUBI serving as a producer.