Kirby Howell-Baptiste plays chaotic party girl in Jordan Firstman film Club Kid

Character arrives unannounced at apartment

Kirby Howell-Baptiste describes her role as Edison, a woman who never sleeps and only parties. The character enters the story roughly a quarter of the way into the film without prior notice. She walks around Peter's New York apartment while wearing green braids and oversized sunglasses.

Actor reveals child is hers

Edison states that she brought ten-year-old Arlo from the United Kingdom to live with Peter permanently. Jordan Firstman, who wrote and directed the movie, notes that this moment shifts the entire narrative. The character then declares that Peter has a son despite his previous statements about never sleeping with women.

Scene steals focus from lead

Howell-Baptiste says her etiquette-free character manages to steal the crucial scene from under Firstman's nose. The actor explains that Edison has lost all social boundaries and half of her brain due to drugs. This minor role creates a chaotic situation for the main protagonist in the hedonistic coming-of-age story.