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.

Producers	Patangaroa Entertainment
Original title	Gurl
Directors	Mika X.
Writers

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

Whetu Fala

as Whaea

Danielle Hayes

as Terracotta Blade

Amanduh La Hoare

as Lofty Queen

Amanaki Prescott-Faletau

as Mystik Ama

Rosanna Raymond

as Mystik Maiden

Aaron Ward

as White Knight