Overview
- Sneaking past the red carpet, Carpenter entered through a back door moments before the screening and took a seat beside Fogelmanis.
- The New York event unfolded on October 27 at the IPIC Theater, followed by an industry party at Club Bohemia at Gitano hosted by Lionsgate and the Cinema Society.
- Carpenter made the appearance between sold‑out Madison Square Garden dates on her Short N’ Sweet Tour.
- Fogelmanis plays a high schooler who comes out as nonbinary after family rejection, with key roles for Alexandra Daddario, Cole Sprouse, Lena Dunham, Miles Gutierrez‑Riley, Lexi Underwood and Lisa Yamada.
- Dorfman described the film as a humanizing portrait of queer youth and noted that conditions for trans people have worsened since production.