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Gurl

2020 · 20 min

A tender, bittersweet night of longing and self-discovery, tinged with danger and quiet hope.

Directed by
Mika X.
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jay Tewake, Mika X., Regan Taylor
Tagline
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.

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  • Dekkoo
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Directed by
Mika X.
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jay Tewake, Mika X., Regan Taylor
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mika X.
Starring
Jay Tewake, Mika X., Regan Taylor, Jackie Clarke, Brady Peeti, Ramon Te Wake, Richie Cattell, Gabriel Faatau'uu-Satiu
Runtime
20 min
Languages
English, Maori

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