Gurl
Aroha in the land of forbidden fruit
Overview
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
Richie Cattell
Rugby Lad
Gabriel Faatau'uu-Satiu
Strap Boy
Whetū Fala
Whaea
Danielle Hayes
Terracotta Blade
Amanduh La Hoare
Lofty Queen
Amanaki Prescott-Faletau
Mystik Ama