Gurl (2020)
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.
- Released
- 2020-07-26
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Mika X.
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Jay Tewake as GURL/Carmen
- Mika X. as Older Carmen
- Regan Taylor as Ed/Retired All Black
- Jackie Clarke as Sapphire
- Brady Peeti as Gypsy
- Ramon Te Wake as Mystik Ra
- Richie Cattell as Rugby Lad
- Gabriel Faatau'uu-Satiu as Strap Boy
- Whetū Fala as Whaea
- Danielle Hayes as Terracotta Blade
- Amanduh La Hoare as Lofty Queen
- Amanaki Prescott-Faletau as Mystik Ama