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Dollar Babys

2025 · 12 min

A short, wry slice of millennial queer life that mixes awkward comedy with quiet money panic.

Directed by
Megan Haly, Remi Alfallah
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Shannon Haly, Kyra Green, Natasha Farkas
Tagline
Stuck for cash, a queer couple venture into the Girls Club of the Los Angeles Sugar Baby scene.
Overview
Stuck for cash, a queer couple venture into the 'Girls Club' of online sex work.

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Directed by
Megan Haly, Remi Alfallah
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Shannon Haly, Kyra Green, Natasha Farkas
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • class
    • love
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy
    Directed by
    Megan Haly, Remi Alfallah
    Written by
    Shannon Haly
    Starring
    Shannon Haly, Kyra Green, Natasha Farkas, Megan Haly
    Cinematography
    Jordan Pollak
    Runtime
    12 min
    Country
    Ireland, United States of America
    Languages
    English, Irish, Spanish

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