Release Date: 2020-07-26
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.
Rating: 10 / 10
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
Kelly Mitchell - Hair Department Head
Philippa Campbell - Consulting Producer
Barrie Ewens - Set Designer
Alex Plumb - Associate Producer
Luana Barnes - Foley Artist
GURL is a short film based on the night life of the famous trans women sex worker Carmen Rupe from New Zealand. After being assaulted she meets a famous retired Rugby player who played for the All Bla...