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Gurl (2020)
Directed by Mika X.
“Aroha in the land of forbidden fruit”
Drama · 20m
This short film takes place one frantic night as a beautiful young sex worker waits for her salesman lover to whisk her away from her last night on the strip to live happily ever after. But it’s 1975 and she’s a Māori drag queen. And he’s not the ‘white knight’ he said he was.
Cast
Jay Tewake
GURL/Carmen
Mika X.
Older Carmen
Regan Taylor
Ed/Retired All Black
Jackie Clarke
Sapphire
Brady Peeti
Gypsy
Ramon Te Wake
Mystik Ra
R
Richie Cattell
Rugby Lad
G
Gabriel Faatau'uu-Satiu
Strap Boy
W
Whetū Fala
Whaea
D
Danielle Hayes
Terracotta Blade
A
Amanduh La Hoare
Lofty Queen
A
Amanaki Prescott-Faletau
Mystik Ama
Crew
- Director
- Mika X.
- Editor
- Anastasia Doniants
Details
- Release date
- 2020-07-26
- Runtime
- 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Maori
- Production
- Patangaroa Entertainment
- Budget
- $380,000