White Elephant

White Elephant

61 mins | April 2, 2021

It’s 1996. Pooja is a teenage girl with a crush on a white boy, just like the ones in the movies she loves. But having grown up in a mostly Black and Brown neighbourhood, there is a hostile cultural divide between their friends. But, this isn’t a love story – this is a self-love story.

White Elephant

61 mins | April 2, 2021

White Elephant
It’s 1996. Pooja is a teenage girl with a crush on a white boy, just like the ones in the movies she loves. But having grown up in a mostly Black and Brown neighbourhood, there is a hostile cultural divide between their friends. But, this isn’t a love story – this is a self-love story.
Producers
Original title White Elephant
Directors Andrew Chung
Writers Andrew Chung

Cast

Zaarin Bushra

as Pooja

Gurleen Singh

as Manpreet

Jesse Nasmith

as Trevor

Amanda Catibog

as Jaime

Kalyna Fisher

as Lainey

Yahya Amin

as Rohit

Kumar Kapasi

as Pooja's Dad

Kessandra Cook

as Candice

Zara Ali

as Vrinda