Gurl

2020Short⏱️ 20m

ShortDramaMusical

⭐ 7.7

IMDB Rating

12 votes

A musical fantasy with a surprisingly tender love story at its heart, GURL 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 happi...

Director

Mika X.

Writers

N/A

Stars

Jay Tewake, Regan Taylor, Jackie Clarke

Release Date

July 26, 2020

Language

Maori, English

Country

New Zealand

🏆 1

Wins

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 2

Reviews

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤

Jay Tewake

as Gurl

👤

Regan Taylor

as Ed

👤

Jackie Clarke

as Sapphire

👤

Brady Peeti

as Gypsy

👤

Mika X.

as Carmen

👤

Ramon Te Wake

as Mystik Ra

👤

Kasina Campbell

as Nurse

👤

Richie Cattell

as Rugby Lad

👤

Gabriel Faatau'uu-Satiu

as Strap Boy

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Whetu Fala

as Whaea

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Filming Location

Mika Haka Studios, B/111 May Road, Mount Roskill, Auckland

Production

Patangaroa Entertainment

🎯 Categories

DramaMusicalShort

⭐ Featured Review

Colourful and poignant

by brownlesley-91334 • 2020-07-27

9/10

""I'm nobody" Carmen Rupe speaks in this short film - but this film celebrates her and takes a glimpse at 1970s reality for this Maori transgender woman. Producer Mika combines drama, music and comedy plus sparkle to provide a small window into Carmens life - we await a full feature film. Well worth seeing and 'experiencing'..."

📖 Synopsis

A musical fantasy with a surprisingly tender love story at its heart, GURL 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 happi...