| Who Is KK Downey? | |
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| Directed by | Pat Kiely Darren Curtis |
| Written by | Pat Kiely Darren Curtis Matt Silver |
| Produced by | Brandi-Ann Milbradt Trevor Barnes Kieran Crilly |
| Starring | Pat Kiely Darren Curtis |
| Cinematography | Bobby Shore |
| Music by | Tod van Dyk |
| Distributed by | IndiePix Films (US) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Who Is KK Downey? is a 2008 comedy film directed by Pat Kiely and Darren Curtis.[1] It was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Loosely based on the JT Leroy controversy, the film stars Darren Curtis and Matt Silver as Terrance Permenstein and Theo Huxtable, two friends who invent the character of KK Downey, a transgender street prostitute, as the "author" of Theo's novel Truck Stop Hustler after it gets rejected by a publisher because Theo comes across too white and middle-class to be believable as the writer of a book about street life, with Terrance donning drag to play Downey. Kiely also stars as Connor Rooney, a music journalist who becomes suspicious of Downey's story and tries to hunt down the truth.[2]
The film was created through the Montreal comedy troupe Kidnapper Films.[3] Paul Spence, Brent Skagford and Dan Beirne also appear in supporting roles.
- ^ "Who is KK Downey?". Now, October 22, 2008.
- ^ Philip Brown, "Who Is KK Downey? Darren Curtis and Pat Kiely". Exclaim!, April 24, 2009.
- ^ John Griffin, "Film school rejects make own fun - and a hit flick; Kidnapper comedy collective blames their West End anglo roots for the success of Who is KK Downey?". Montreal Gazette, September 6, 2008.