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QCinema International Film Festival continues to serve FilipinoFilipinoThe national language of the Philippines, widely used for communication, education, media, and culture.Go to Filipino Glossary film lovers with the buzziest titles in world cinema. A film joining its lineup is A24’s latest release, Club Kid, which will get an early one-time screening on November 14, 2026, at the Cineplex 18 in Gateway, Cubao.
The early preview comes ahead of the film’s nationwide theatrical run on November 18, 2026. Written, directed, and starring Jordan Firstman, the movie is part of QCinema 2026’s QC Selects section, as well as the newly introduced Genre’teurs section.
Set in New York City, Club Kid follows Peter (Jordan Firstman), a hard-partying club promoter whose lifestyle got turned upside down when he has to take care of Arlo (Reggie Absolom), the 10-year-old son he never knew he had.
The trailer looks very promising, as aside from looking very authentic to the New York club scene (a lot of iconic locations make their cameos), it finds a lot of its heart in its exploration of the unexpected family dynamic, and how Peter and Arlo’s characters will eventually find a piece of each other by the end.
Its premise may not be anything groundbreaking, but the beauty in these types of comedy-drama movies is always the emotional connection audiences will find in the father-and-son dynamic and story.
The film competed at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section and finished with a 7-minute standing ovation. It also stands at a whopping 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
If this film sparks your curiosity, try to catch Club Kid‘s one-time screening at Gateway Cineplex 18. It opens nationwide in Philippine cinemas on November 18, 2026, distributed by Lunchbox PH.
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Club Kid has a one-time early screening on November 14, 2026, at Cineplex 18 in Gateway, Cubao, as part of the QCinema International Film Festival. It is part of the QC Selects section and the newly introduced Genre’teurs section of QCinema 2026.
Club Kid opens nationwide in Philippine cinemas on November 18, 2026, distributed by Lunchbox PH. The one-time QCinema screening on November 14 at Gateway Cineplex 18 in Cubao is an early preview ahead of the film’s regular theatrical run across the country.
Set in New York City, Club Kid follows Peter, played by Jordan Firstman, a hard-partying club promoter whose life is turned upside down when he must care for Arlo, played by Reggie Absolom, the 10-year-old son he never knew he had.
Club Kid is A24’s latest release, written, directed, and starring Jordan Firstman. Firstman plays the lead role of Peter, a club promoter, opposite Reggie Absolom as his 10-year-old son Arlo, in a comedy-drama set against New York City’s club scene.
Club Kid competed at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section and finished with a seven-minute standing ovation. According to the article, it also stands at 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of its Philippine release.
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November 14, 2026, at Cineplex 18 in Gateway, Cubao, as part of QCinema.
Club Kid will be released in the Philippines on November 18, 2026, distributed by Lunchbox PH.
A hard-partying New York club promoter who has to care for the 10-year-old son he never knew he had.
Ethan Cardaño
Ethan Cardaño is GQ Philippines’ News Writer, bringing the latest in everything men to the forefront. If he’s not actively looking for stories, you’ll find him trying on trending menswear pieces, watching films in cinemas (as intended), frequenting local gigs, and eyeing everything counterculture. Before joining GQ Philippines, he graduated with a degree in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), where he served as a photojournalist and eventually became chief photographer for The Flame, the official student publication of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters. You can contact him at [email protected].
