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
Rosanna Raymond
Mystik Maiden
Aaron Ward
White Knight
Crew
Benjamin Thomas Watt
Music Supervision Assistant, Post Production Assistant
Mika X.
Director, Executive Producer, Executive Music Producer
Anastasia Doniants
Editor
Darryl Ward
Cinematography
Gerry Pass
Executive Producer
Alex Plumb
Associate Producer
Lance Loughlin
Line Producer
Kelly Mitchell
Hair Department Head
Isa Lilai
Makeup & Hair
Luana Barnes
Foley Artist
Mark Dennison
Music Arranger
Penny Dodd
Music Arranger
Alan Jansson
Music Producer
Barrie Ewens
Set Designer
Georgina Allison Conder
Consulting Producer
Philippa Campbell
Consulting Producer
