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Carrie Brownstein Debuts her Film for Kenzo at the Metrograph

Written by Ally Betker
Photographs by Jackie Lee

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Photo by Jackie Lee.

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon – the designers behind Opening Ceremony and Kenzo – are having a bit of a love affair with Carrie Brownstein, the co-createor, -writer, and -star of Portlandia. Brownstein hosted the design duo’s politically-charged fashion show for Opening Ceremony on Sunday, and last night, debuted a short film that she wrote and directed for Kenzo’s fall 2016 campaign. The film explores the “language that people use on social media, how it borrows from very intimate terms,” said Brownstein, and stars Natasha Lyonne, Laura Harrier, Mahershala Ali and Rowan Blanchard, all of whom attended the premiere at the Metrograph theater last night.

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Cipriana Quann at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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A model at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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The scene at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Petra Collins and India Menuez at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Natasha Lyonne at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Carrie Brownstein at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Humberto Leon, Leigh Lezark, Carol Lim and Geordon Nicol at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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The scene at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Guests at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Natasha Lyonne, Carrie Brownstein, Laura Harrier, Humberto Leon, Carol Lim, and Maherhala Ali at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Models at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Rowan Blanchard, Natasha Lyonne, Carrie Brownstein, Laura Harrier and Humberto Leon at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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A guest at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Photo by Jackie Lee.

Models at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Guests watch a screening of “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Photo by Jackie Lee.

Petra Collins and India Menuez at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Photo by Jackie Lee.

Guests at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Jenna Lyons at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Photo by Jackie Lee.

A guest at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Photo by Jackie Lee.

A guest at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Adwoa Aboah at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.

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Photo by Jackie Lee.

Guests at KENZO presents “The Realest Real,” a film by Carrie Brownstein at the Metrograph Theater in New York on September 12, 2016.